Larval conjunctivitis: a case report.
Presented is a case of acute bilateral conjunctivitis in a healthy 28-year-old man with signs and symptoms resembling those of catarrhal conjunctivitis but resulting from infestation with larvae of the sheep nasal botfly. The patient was treated with neomycin ointment and neomycin/hydrocortisone ophthalmic solution. While not a common cause of conjunctivitis, larval conjunctivitis requires prompt identification in order to institute specific and unique therapy that will prevent serious morbidity.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004175:Diptera; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation