Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report

A 23-year-old female presented with redness, itchiness, tearing, and foreign body sensation in her right eye after spending her holiday in Egypt. Slit lamp examination revealed about 15 mobile, whitish maggots that were microbiologically classified as Oestrus ovis larvae. All parasites could be remo...

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Autores principales: Schrecker, Jens, Ahnert, Rebecca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36605046
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000527440
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description A 23-year-old female presented with redness, itchiness, tearing, and foreign body sensation in her right eye after spending her holiday in Egypt. Slit lamp examination revealed about 15 mobile, whitish maggots that were microbiologically classified as Oestrus ovis larvae. All parasites could be removed without subsequent complications.
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spelling pubmed-98081322023-01-04 Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report Schrecker, Jens Ahnert, Rebecca Case Rep Ophthalmol Case Report A 23-year-old female presented with redness, itchiness, tearing, and foreign body sensation in her right eye after spending her holiday in Egypt. Slit lamp examination revealed about 15 mobile, whitish maggots that were microbiologically classified as Oestrus ovis larvae. All parasites could be removed without subsequent complications. The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG 2022-11-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9808132/ /pubmed/36605046 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000527440 Text en © 2022 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report
title Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report
title_full Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report
title_fullStr Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report
title_short Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report
title_sort ophthalmomyiasis externa due to oestrus ovis larvae: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9808132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36605046
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