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

Abstract

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.

External Ophthalmomyiasis which was Caused by Sheep Botfly (Oestrus ovis) Larva: A Report of 10 Cases

“…Many cases have been reported recently from various parts of India. Myiasis is more common than what has been indicated by the previously published reports [20,21] [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. This is the first series on ophthalmomyiasis in 10 cases, which was caused by Oestrus ovis from the Tirunelveli and the Tuticorin districts of Tamil Nadu state in India.…”

External Ophthalmomyiasis: Case Reports of Two Cases Associated With Agrarian Practices

“…Many cases have been reported recently from various parts of India. Myiasis is more common than what has been indicated by the previously published reports [10,11]. We attempted a review of few case reports of Ophthalmomyiasis externa from various parts of India (Table 1).…”

Bilateral Eksternal Oküler Enfestasyon ile Seyreden Bir Miyazis Olgusu

“…Bulgular ise kapak ödem ve eritemi, konjonktival ödem, hemoraji ve superfisyal punktat keratiti içerir. 12 Bizim olgumuz ise her iki gözde yanma, batma, sulanma, hareket eden yabancı cisim hissi, ağrı, kızarıklık ve kaşıntı şikayetleri ile konjonktival ödem ve hiperemi bulgularıyla başvurdu. İlk bakışta viral bir konjonktivit olarak düşünülen bu tablonun dikkatli bir inceleme sonucunda oküler miyazis olduğu fikrine varıldı.…”

“…Tedavide sekonder bakteriyel enfeksiyonu önlemek ve inflamasyonu kontrol altına almak amacıyla topikal antibiyotikli ya da steroidli damlalar ve semptomatik olarak antihistaminikler önerilmektedir. 4,5,12 Bu çalışmada bildirilen hastanın tedavisinde de larvalar mekanik olarak temizlenmiş, topikal antibiyotik ve antihistaminik tedavisi uygulanmıştır.…”