Concurrent ophthalmomyiasis externa and aural myiasis: A case report in an urban hospital in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

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 grow on host tissue. Predominantly described in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, it is rarely reported in the United States. We describe a case of concurrent ophthalmomyiasis externa and aural myiasis in a 44-year-old man who presented with headache, right eye pain and blurred vision in an urban hospital in Philadelphia, PA. After complete extraction and examination at bedside and in the operating room, the patient improved without complications after treatment with topical antibioti

SUBMITTER: Jiang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6994286 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature