Title
Oftalmomiasis por Oestrus ovis en un área urbana al sur del Perú
Other title
Oestrus ovis ophthalmomyiasis at an urban area in southern Peru
Date Issued
01 June 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Abstract
Ophthalmomyiasis is the ocular infestation by dipterous larvae. It has been described in patients from rural areas, poor hygiene, or contact with animals. However, there are sporadic reports of this infestation in urban areas. We present the case of a young man without risk factors, from an urban area in southern Peru, in whom we found 10 larvae at ocular conjunctiva. The larvae were identified as Oestrus ovis, a fly that usually infests sheep and goats as part of their life cycle. We made a brief review of the case, highlighting the importance of adequately identifying the species that cause myiasis as well as its life cycle.
Start page
384
End page
386
Volume
36
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Patología
Parasitología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85073299266
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Chilena de Infectologia
ISSN of the container
07161018
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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