Abstract
PURPOSE: To demonstrate a case of palpebral myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in a Dane traveling in the Brazilian rain forest.
METHODS: Surgical removal and histological examination.
RESULTS: Within three weeks after returning from the Brazilian rain forest, the patient developed a localized swelling of the left upper eyelid and follicular conjunctivitis. A funnel containing a larva was found between the cilia. The larva was excised together with surrounding inflammatory tissue. The clinical findings as well as zoological and pathological examinations indicated a case of palpebral myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis. The larva was removed in its third stage four weeks from symptom debut.
CONCLUSIONS: Infestation with Dermatobia hominis should be suspected when itching and red swelling of the lid are present in patients who have been to Central and South America.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 487-9 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 1395-3907 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Animals
- Brazil
- Conjunctivitis/parasitology
- Denmark
- Diptera/ultrastructure
- Eye Infections, Parasitic/parasitology
- Eyelid Diseases/parasitology
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myiasis/parasitology
- Travel
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