Human Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada

Human myiasis caused by bot flies of nonhuman animals is rare but may be increasing. The treatment of choice is laser photocoagulation or vitrectomy with larva removal and intraocular steroids. Ophthalmomyiasis caused by Hypoderma spp. should be recognized as a potentially reversible cause of vision...

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Autores principales: Lagacé-Wiens, Philippe R.S., Dookeran, Ravi, Skinner, Stuart, Leicht, Richard, Colwell, Douglas D., Galloway, Terry D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258079
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1401.070163

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18258079
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1401.070163

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