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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2012; 4(01): 043-044
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.98671
Case Report

Ophthalmomyiasis Externa Caused by Oestrus ovis

Mahesh Kumar Shankar
Department of Microbiology Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubli, India
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Seethalakshmi Krishnamurthy Diddapur
Department of Ophthalmology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubli, India
,
Shobha Dhruv Nadagir
Department of Microbiology Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubli, India
,
Subramanya Giliyar Kota
Department of Ophthalmology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubli, India
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ABSTRACT

A 50-year-old male presented with foreign body sensation, pain, and redness in left eye. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy revealed tiny larvae crawling around the conjunctival sac. The larvae, numbering 13, were mechanically removed under topical anesthesia and identified under light microscope as first-stage larvae of Oestrus ovis causing ophthalmomyiasis externa.

Keywords

Oestrus ovis - larvae - ophthalmomyiasis externa


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