Vitrectomy for excision of intraocular larva (hypoderma species).
A 2-year-old girl presented with a 2-month history of anterior and posterior uveitis associated with the presence of an intravitreal larva. A Hypoderma species larva was successfully removed using a pars plana vitrectomy technique. A combined traction/rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and epiretinal membrane formation occurred later, requiring a second operation, but a good visual result was obtained.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004175:Diptera; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008722:Methods; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014822:Vitreous Body