title: [Conjunctival myiasis. 23 cases in the Tunisian Sahel].
abstract: Conjunctival lesions of ocular myiasis are common in the mediterranean region. The authors report 23 cases of conjunctival myiasis. This affection is caused by fly's larvae: Oestrus ovis presenting typically with inflamed and oedematous eyes. We diagnose the affection by directly showing the larvae on conjunctiva. The treatment consisted to extirpate larvae one by one.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU, Sousse.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zayani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaabouni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gouiaa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Hadj Hamida
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fki
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009790:Occupations; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Myiases conjonctivales. A propos de 23 cas dans le Sahel tunisien.