title: Persistent eyelid swelling in a child: lest myiasis be forgot.
abstract: Myiasis involving the eyelid is uncommon. Herein, we present an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis, yet a single larva was eventually extracted from his eyelid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey, dredakaradag@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karadag-Oncel
authors.forename: Ali Bulent
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: Buse
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozer-Bekmez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*