External ophthalmomyiasis caused by Oestrus ovis: a rare case report from India.
Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time from Meerut city in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A 25-year-old farmer presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva, and following removal the symptoms of eye inflammation improved within a few hours.
Pandey
Anita
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Department of Microbiology, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. sideyedoc@yahoo.com
Madan
Molly
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Asthana
Ashish K
AK
Das
Anupam
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Kumar
Sandeep
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Jain
Kirti
K
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology*