Myiasis of the upper eyelid.
Myiasis rarely occurs in the eyelids. We report a 3-year-old girl with a myiasis of the upper eyelid after a trip to Central America. A 1.5 cm larva of a Dermatobia hominis was excised. Infestation with D. hominis should be suspected when a localized swelling with a central fistula in an eyelid is present in patients who have been to Central and South America.
Missotten
Guy S
GS
Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Kalpoe
Jayant S
JS
Bollemeijer
Jan-Geert
JG
Schalij-Delfos
Nicoline E
NE
D002489:Central America; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009198:Myiasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014195:Travel