title: Myiasis of the upper eyelid.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Guy S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Missotten
authors.forename: Jayant S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kalpoe
authors.forename: Jan-Geert
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bollemeijer
authors.forename: Nicoline E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Schalij-Delfos
mesh_terms: 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