Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana after Periocular Carcinoma
We treated a homeless man in Iran with a history of squamous cell carcinoma who had ophthalmomyiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana parasites. This case highlights a much-neglected condition and describes measures to prevent it.
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| author | Reza Nabie Adel Spotin Bayan Poormohammad |
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| description | We treated a homeless man in Iran with a history of squamous cell carcinoma who had ophthalmomyiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana parasites. This case highlights a much-neglected condition and describes measures to prevent it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfa56443b89c443db25ce2c2923933532022-12-22T02:20:58ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-11-0125112123212410.3201/eid2511.181706Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana after Periocular CarcinomaReza NabieAdel SpotinBayan PoormohammadWe treated a homeless man in Iran with a history of squamous cell carcinoma who had ophthalmomyiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana parasites. This case highlights a much-neglected condition and describes measures to prevent it.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/18-1706_articleophthalmomyiasissquamous cell carcinomaChrysomya bezzianaeyesparasitesscrewworm fly |
| spellingShingle | Reza Nabie Adel Spotin Bayan Poormohammad Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana after Periocular Carcinoma Emerging Infectious Diseases ophthalmomyiasis squamous cell carcinoma Chrysomya bezziana eyes parasites screwworm fly |
| title | Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana after Periocular Carcinoma |
| title_full | Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana after Periocular Carcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana after Periocular Carcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana after Periocular Carcinoma |
| title_short | Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana after Periocular Carcinoma |
| title_sort | ophthalmomyiasis caused by chrysomya bezziana after periocular carcinoma |
| topic | ophthalmomyiasis squamous cell carcinoma Chrysomya bezziana eyes parasites screwworm fly |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/18-1706_article |
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