Orbital Myiasis: Due to Invasion of Larvae of Flesh Fly (Wohlfahrtia magnifica) in a Child; Rare Presentation

Wohlfahrtia magnifica larvae cause myiasis in mammals, mainly in sheep and rarely in human. In human it may infest the ear, eye, mouth or nose, damaging living tissues. We report a case of ocular myiasis in 1.5 years old child belonging to urban slum after history of minor injury on left upper lid d...

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Autores principales: Maurya, R. P., Mishra, Deepak, Bhushan, Prashant, Singh, V. P., Singh, M. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/371498

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22606492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/371498

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