title: External ophthalmomyiasis seen in a patient from Istanbul, Turkey.
abstract: Ophthalmomyiasis externa, results from infestation of the conjunctiva by the larval form of Oestrus ovis. It is usually seen in rural areas. We report a case with ophthalmomyiasis externa in a young man living in an urban area (Istanbul, Turkey) who had no known history of traveling to the rural area. Even in patients living in urban areas ophthalmomyiasis externa should be taken into consideration in differential diagnosis of red eye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. aardagil@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aylin Ardagil
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Akçakaya
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sargın
authors.forename: Zeki İlke
authors.initials: Zİ
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Neslihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sevimli
authors.forename: Fariz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sadigov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology*; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D014421:Turkey