Human external ophthalmomyiasis occurring in Barbados.
Human infection with the sheep nasal botfly Oestrus ovis occurs sporadically. In most cases, there is a history of a strike in the eye by the adult fly. Human O. ovis has been reported rarely from the Americas. We report the first case of O. ovis infection in the Caribbean region, which occurred in an urban area of Barbados. The patient responded to removal of the larvae from the conjunctiva and symptomatic treatment.
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School of Clinical Medicine and Research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of the West Indies, Barbados, West Indies. plevett@health.gov.sk.ca
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D000818:Animals; D001460:Barbados; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012756:Sheep / Q000469:parasitology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology