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
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1e4d11a4e0cd4336aec2808e8d04daa4 2023-05-15T14:54:54+02:00 Human Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada Philippe R.S. Lagacé-Wiens Ravi Dookeran Stuart Skinner Richard Leicht Douglas D. Colwell Terry D. Galloway 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1401.070163 https://doaj.org/article/1e4d11a4e0cd4336aec2808e8d04daa4 EN eng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/1/07-0163_article https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040 https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 doi:10.3201/eid1401.070163 1080-6040 1080-6059 https://doaj.org/article/1e4d11a4e0cd4336aec2808e8d04daa4 Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 64-66 (2008) Myiasis ophthalmology arctic regions ivermectin treatment review Medicine R Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2008 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1401.070163 2022-12-31T09:56:04Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Emerging Infectious Diseases 14 1 64 66
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ophthalmology
arctic regions
ivermectin
treatment
review
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
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ophthalmology
arctic regions
ivermectin
treatment
review
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
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Ravi Dookeran
Stuart Skinner
Richard Leicht
Douglas D. Colwell
Terry D. Galloway
Human Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada
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ophthalmology
arctic regions
ivermectin
treatment
review
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description 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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Ravi Dookeran
Stuart Skinner
Richard Leicht
Douglas D. Colwell
Terry D. Galloway
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Richard Leicht
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title Human Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada
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title_full Human Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada
title_fullStr Human Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada
title_full_unstemmed Human Ophthalmomyiasis Interna Caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada
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