Red eye: Rule out Ophthalmomyiasis too

Red eye: Rule out Ophthalmomyiasis too

Ophthalmomyiasis is the infestation of human eye by the larvae of certain flies. Sheep botfly commonly manifests as Ophthalmomyiasis externa when there is conjunctival involvement or rarely as Opthalmomyiasis interna when there is larval penetration into the eyeball. It appears to be more common tha...

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Main Authors: Pankaj Choudhary, Mahesh Kumar Rathore, Premchand Dwivedi, Sujata Lakhtakia, Charudatt Chalisgaonkar, Anamika Dwivedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Algorithmic approach
differential diagnosis
naming and meshing
uveitis
Uveitis; imaging; fluorescein angiography; optical coherence tomography
Angiotensin converting enzyme
antitoxoplasma antibody
laboratory test
tuberculin test
Corticosteroids
immunosuppressives
medical management
Cataract surgery in uveitis
glaucoma surgery in uveitis
vitrectomy in uveitis
Sarcoidosis
choroidal nodules
Central India
conjunctivitis
Oestrus ovis
Ophthalmomyiasis
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=6;spage=293;epage=295;aulast=Choudhary

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