A second record from Iraq of human myiasis caused by larvae of the sheep botfly<i>Oestrus ovis</i>L.

Al-Dabagh, M. A.; Al-Mufti, N.; Shafiq, M.; Al-Rawas, A.Y.; Alsaffar, Samah Sabah Alwan

doi:10.1080/00034983.1980.11687313

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“…The common sites are skin wounds. Eyes, nose, nasal sinuses, throat, and urogenital tract are less common sites [1][2][3]. Ocular involvement occurs in about < 5% of all cases of human myiasis [4].…”

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External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis: A Rare Case Report from India

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Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time from Meerut city in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A 25-year-old farmer presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva, and following removal the symptoms of eye inflammation improved within a few hours.

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External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis: A Rare Case Report from India

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“…The most common site of human infestation is the conjunctival sac, resulting in ophthalmomyiasis (Fries et al 2018). Other locations for infestation are the throat (Masoodi and Hosseini 2003), the nose (Lucientes et al 1997;Einer and Ellegård 2011;Hoyer et al 2016), and the ears (Al-Dabagh et al 1980;White et al 2015).…”

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Rhinomyiasis by Oestrus ovis in a tourist returning from Corsica

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In the Mediterranean basin, one of the most important agents of myiasis is Oestrus ovis Linnaeus 1758 (Diptera, Oestridae). Herein, we report a rare case of nasal myiasis with a secondary infection complication in a patient from northern Italy who had been visiting Corsica. A healthy, 39-year-old Italian woman spent 2 weeks of vacation in Corsica in June 2018. During her stay, she suddenly felt a foreign body inside her nose, followed by cough, pain, burning at the pharyngeal level, cephalalgia, and nasal congestion with secretions from the nostrils. The clinical examination showed a hyperemic and irritated mucosa and endoscopic examination of the patient's nose and right maxillary sinus revealed three tiny mobile larvae, morphologically and molecular identified as L1 instar larvae of Oestrus ovis. The patient's infestation was probably imported from Corsica, as Mediterranean islands are ideal geographical areas for the development of O. ovis, and the timing of infestation match with the period of O. ovis larviposition. Although rhinomyiasis is rare, it should be considered in people returning from abroad presenting with an acuteonset and foreign body sensation in the nose.

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“…Lab abnormalities were: Total leukocyte count was 12000/mm;[2] Blood sugar level (Post-prandial) was 133 mg%. Other investigations were within normal limits.…”

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“…Eyes, nose, nasal sinuses, urogenital tract are less commonly affected. [234] Ocular involvement occurs in about < 5% of all cases of human myiasis. [5] Ophthalmomyiasis is classified as ophthalmomyiasis externa if the larvae are present on the lids, conjunctiva, and Ophthalmomyiasis interna when there is intraocular penetration of larvae.…”

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