Orbital Myiasis: Due to Invasion of Larvae of Flesh Fly (Wohlfahrtia magnifica) in a Child; Rare Presentation | Zendy

Rajendra P Maurya | Zendy; Deepak Mishra | Zendy; Prashant Bhushan | Zendy; V. P. Singh | Zendy; M. K. Singh | Zendy

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Orbital Myiasis: Due to Invasion of Larvae of Flesh Fly (Wohlfahrtia magnifica) in a Child; Rare Presentation

Author(s) -

Rajendra P Maurya,

Deepak Mishra,

Prashant Bhushan,

V. P. Singh,

M. K. Singh

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in ophthalmological medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6722

pISSN - 2090-6730

DOI - 10.1155/2012/371498

Subject(s) - myiasis , presentation (obstetrics) , fly larvae , flesh , larva , case presentation , dermatology , medicine , biology , zoology , ecology , surgery , fishery

Wohlfahrtia magnifica larvae cause myiasis in mammals, mainly in sheep and rarely in human. In human it may infest the ear, eye, mouth or nose, damaging living tissues. We report a case of ocular myiasis in 1.5 years old child belonging to urban slum after history of minor injury on left upper lid due to fall from bed. The purpose of reporting this case is to highlight the ocular association of W. magnifica .

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