A case of anterior internal ophthalmomyiasis: case report

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Vinicius Da Silveira Saraiva²  Miguel Hage Amaro¹  Rubens Belfort Jr.¹  Miguel Noel Burnier Jr.¹ 

[1] ,McGill University Health Centre The Henry C. Witelson Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory and Registry Montreal,Canada

关键词: Myiasis;    Anterior chamber;    Screw worm infection;    Diptera;    Case reports;    Miíase;    Câmara anterior;    Infecção por Cochliomyia hominivorax;    Dípteros;    Relatos de casos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-27492006000500023

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A case of anterior internal ophthalmomyiasis is described. A 27-year-old female from Northern Brazil presenting with anterior uveitis and vitritis had a fly larva surgically removed from the anterior chamber of the left eye. The species was Cochliomyia hominivorax. The larva was covered by macrophages and foreign body giant cells characterizing a foreign body granulomatous reaction.

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