title: Human external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae)--a green bottle fly.
abstract: Ophthalmomyiasis externa is the result of infestation of the conjunctiva by the larval form or maggots of flies from the order Diptera. If not recognized and managed appropriately, it can be complicated by the potentially fatal condition ophthalmomyiasis interna. Ophthalmomyiasis externa is mainly caused by the sheep bot fly (Oestrus ovis). We present the first case, to our knowledge, of ophthalmomyiasis externa in an elderly woman from Belgrade caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen--a green bottle fly.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. tanjakalezic@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kalezić
authors.forename: Milenko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stojković
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vuković
authors.forename: Radoslava
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spasić
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andjelkovic
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stanojlović
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Božić
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Džamić
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D004175:Diptera / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D055771:Serbia