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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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Philippe R.S. Lagacé-Wiens, Ravi Dookeran, Stuart Skinner, Richard Leicht, Douglas D. Colwell, Terry D. Galloway
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
Subjects:
Myiasis
ophthalmology
arctic regions
ivermectin
treatment
review
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Canada
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1401.070163
https://doaj.org/article/1e4d11a4e0cd4336aec2808e8d04daa4
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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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