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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Other Authors: Lagacé-Wiens, Philippe R.S., Dookeran, Ravi, Skinner, Stuart, Leicht, Richard, Colwell, Douglas D., Galloway, Terry D.
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Dispatch
Myiasis
ophthalmology
arctic regions
ivermectin
treatment
review
Canada
Adult
Animals
Child
Eye Infections
Parasitic
Female
Humans
Male
Muscidae
Reindeer
Retinal Diseases
Vitrectomy
Zoonoses
Arctic
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16721/
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Summary: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 loss.

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