title: External ophthalmomyiasis associated with herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
abstract: Ophthalmomyiasis is a rare entity caused by infestation with certain dipterous larvae. We describe a 71-year-old farmer with herpes zoster ophthalmicus on the left side of the face in whom the blisters became secondarily infested with Chrysomyia bezziana maggots. The maggots were removed mechanically, and the corneal involvement secondary to zoster ophthalmicus responded to therapy with topical steroids and cycloplegics. To our knowledge this is the first report of external ophthalmomyiasis due to C. bezziana.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pakrasi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mandal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004175:Diptera / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000150:complications*; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D001623:Betamethasone