title: A case of anterior internal ophthalmomyiasis: case report.
abstract: A case of anterior internal ophthalmomyiasis is described. A 27-year-old female from Northern Brazil presenting with anterior uveitis and vitritis had a fly larva surgically removed from the anterior chamber of the left eye. The species was Cochliomyia hominivorax. The larva was covered by macrophages and foreign body giant cells characterizing a foreign body granulomatous reaction.
authors.affiliation: The Henry C. Witelson Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory and Registry, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada. vinicius.saraiva@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Vinicius da Silveira
authors.initials: Vda S
authors.lastname: Saraiva
authors.forename: Miguel Hage
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Amaro
authors.forename: Rubens
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belfort
authors.forename: Miguel Noel
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery