Concurrent ophthalmomyiasis externa and aural myiasis: A case report in an urban hospital in the United States
Purpose: To describe a case of concurrent ophthalmomyiasis externa and aural myiasis in a patient presenting with headache, right eye pain and blurred vision in an urban hospital in Philadelphia, PA. Observations: Myiasis is the parasitic infestation of a live mammal with fly larvae that feed and gr...
Main Authors: | Ying Jiang, Anil Rengan, Joseph Matz, Mark Krakauer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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Series: | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993618304304 |
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