External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Challiphoride) Larva

External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Challiphoride) Larva

Myiasis is an animal or human pathogenic condition initiated by parasitic dipterous fly larvae feeding in the host’s necrotic or living tissue. Here we report a case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Lucilia sericata in a 78-yr-old with a vascular tumor of the retina and surgery history, from B...

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Main Authors: Roghayeh NOROUZI, Arman MANOCHEHRI, Saman ZARRIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Ophthalmomyiasis
Lucilia sericata
Iran
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1780

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