Ocular Myiasis by Oestrus Ovis in Portugal- A Case Report

William Vacca
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William Vacca: Hospital São Gonçalo, Lagos, Portugal

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2023, vol. 52, issue 3, 43685-43688

Abstract: Human myiasis usually occurs in a rural context where people live in direct contact with animals but may also occur in an urban context. The larvae may invade or infest different human tissues, being classified as ophthalmo myiasis or ocular myiasis when they invade the eye or the ocular region and causing important damage. The authors report a 26-year-old male, on holidays in southern Portugal (Algarve), during a walk in a rural area “felt something hitting the eye†, followed by a foreign-body sensation and difficulty in opening the eye.

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Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.52.008245

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