External ophthalmomyiasis

Mazzeo, V.; Ercolani, D; Trombetti, D; Todeschini, R; Gaiba, Giuseppe

doi:10.1007/bf00136732

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“…The incidences of ocular myasis which are associated with mucopurulent conjunctivitis, which has been described in the present cases, may be occupationally contracted. The erosion of the epithelial tissues on the eye ball as well as on the conjunctival cavity, may be prone for the infection of microbes [30]. This was evidenced from the analysis of the cases which were reported in this present study.…”

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External Ophthalmomyiasis which was Caused by Sheep Botfly (Oestrus ovis) Larva: A Report of 10 Cases

Sucilathangam

Meenakshisundaram²,

Hariramasubramanian³

et al. 2013

JCDR

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Myiasis is the infestation of the tissues and organs of animals or man by fly larvae. Ophthalmic myiasis has been reported from various world regions. In this study, we are presenting the clinical manifestations of external ophthalmomyiasis which was caused by the larvae of the sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, in 10 patients in the Tirunelveli and the Tuticorin districts of Tamil Nadu state India. All the patients were farmers, who worked in close contact with sheep and goats. All the patients presented with severe conjunctivitis. The larvae were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva and following their removal, the symptom of eye inflammation improved in a few hours.

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External Ophthalmomyiasis which was Caused by Sheep Botfly (Oestrus ovis) Larva: A Report of 10 Cases

Sucilathangam

Meenakshisundaram²,

Hariramasubramanian³

et al. 2013

JCDR

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“…Given their minute size of 1 mm in length and a few tenths of a millimeter in thickness, it appears feasible for stage I larvae to access the lacrimal canaliculi. This idea is supported by the observation of free-floating stage I larvae in the lacrimal lake [6].…”

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“…Ophthalmomyiasis 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and, less commonly, rhinomyiasis 8 represent well-established clinical occurrences resulting from accidental attacks by sheep botflies on the eyes or nostril of humans. Numerous case descriptions and series reports have extensively documented both conditions.…”

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Descending Accidental Human Parasitism by Oestrus ovis Larvae after Ophthalmomyiasis

Gerding

2024

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd

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“…Following these years, only sporadic O. ovis human infestations have been reported, mainly in non-shepherds (Crotti et al 2005; Dono et al 2005; Mazzeo et al 1987; Otranto et al 2009), one of them acquired in urban setting (Otranto et al 2009). The reduction in detected human cases has not been accompanied by the reduction of the burden of oestriasis in Italian sheep.…”

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Human oestriasis acquired in Florence and review on human myiasis in Italy

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Myiases-causing flies are widely observed in tropical countries, whereas in Italy, a temperate country, their epidemiology and clinical presentation are poorly known. We report three cases of human conjunctival myiasis recently observed at our hospital, and the results of a review of the literature on human myiasis in Italy. In August 2012, a case of Oestrus ovis conjunctival myiasis acquired in the city centre of Florence, Italy was diagnosed at our hospital. In the early fall of 2013, two additional cases, acquired in the neighbouring areas, occurred. The review of literature showed that, up to the middle of 1990s, myiasis in Italy was mainly an occupational disease of shepherds, caused by O. ovis. Recently, cases of travel acquired furuncular myiasis emerged, together with “opportunistic” autochthonous cases of wound myiasis in patients with underlying health conditions. Considering the causative agents of human of myiasis in Italy, among the 703 autochthonous cases reported, 98.1 % were caused by O. ovis, while among the 42 imported cases described, 59.5 % were due to Cordylobia spp. and 40.5 % to Dermatobia hominis. Our findings suggest that O. ovis conjunctival myiasis may still be observed in urban setting in Italy. Health care providers should know and implement the basic rules of entomoprophylaxis for myiasis in the facilities where they are working and use these indications to educate patients and care givers in both pretravel care and geriatric outpatient settings.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00436-014-3906-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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External ophthalmomyiasis

Cited by 16 publications

References 3 publications

External Ophthalmomyiasis which was Caused by Sheep Botfly (Oestrus ovis) Larva: A Report of 10 Cases

External Ophthalmomyiasis which was Caused by Sheep Botfly (Oestrus ovis) Larva: A Report of 10 Cases

Descending Accidental Human Parasitism by Oestrus ovis Larvae after Ophthalmomyiasis

Human oestriasis acquired in Florence and review on human myiasis in Italy

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