External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis: A Rare Case Report from India.
- Author:
Anita PANDEY
1
;
Molly MADAN
;
Ashish K ASTHANA
;
Anupam DAS
;
Sandeep KUMAR
;
Kirti JAIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Oestrus ovis; myiasis; ophthalmomyiasis; India
- MeSH: Adult; Animals; Conjunctiva/parasitology; Conjunctivitis/*parasitology; *Diptera/growth & development; Eye Infections, Parasitic/*parasitology; Humans; India; Larva; Myiasis/*parasitology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2009;47(1):57-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time from Meerut city in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A 25-year-old farmer presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva, and following removal the symptoms of eye inflammation improved within a few hours.
