A case of facultative ophthalmomyiasis externa due to Calliphoridae and review of the literature

PURPOSE: To describe a case of bilateral facultative ophthalmomyiasis externa due to Calliphoridae in a 30-year-old male assault victim at a suburban hospital in New York and review the relevant literature. OBSERVATIONS: An adult male was found to have maggot infestation of both eyes and severe seco...

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Autores principales: Wolek, Michael, Tourmouzis, Konstantinos, Garcia, Armando, Byrd, Jason, Weissbart, Sarah, Boyle, Nariman, Honkanen, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10006714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36915894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2023.101822
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To describe a case of bilateral facultative ophthalmomyiasis externa due to Calliphoridae in a 30-year-old male assault victim at a suburban hospital in New York and review the relevant literature. OBSERVATIONS: An adult male was found to have maggot infestation of both eyes and severe secondary injury to the left cornea and ocular surface. He was treated with manual larvae removal, oral ivermectin, broad spectrum IV antibiotics, and topical antibiotics. Anterior segment reconstruction was required. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: We report the first case of ophthalmomyiasis due to Calliphoridae in the United States and document the vision threatening potential of this rare condition. Timely examination by an ophthalmologist with early debridement may help prevent vision-threatening sequelae.

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