Human external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) – a green bottle fly | Zendy

Tanja Kalezić | Zendy; Milenko Stojković | Zendy; Ivana Vukovic | Zendy; R. Spasić | Zendy; Marko Andjelković | Zendy; Svetlana Stanojlović | Zendy; Marija Božić | Zendy; Aleksandar Džamić | Zendy

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Human external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) – a green bottle fly

Author(s) -

Tanja Kalezić,

Milenko Stojković,

Ivana Vukovic,

R. Spasić,

Marko Andjelković,

Svetlana Stanojlović,

Marija Božić,

Aleksandar Džamić

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4552

Subject(s) - calliphoridae , oestrus ovis , lucilia , myiasis , maggot , biology , conjunctiva , larva , botany , immunology

Ophthalmomyiasis externa is the result of infestation of the conjunctiva by the larval form or maggots of flies from the order Diptera. If not recognized and managed appropriately, it can be complicated by the potentially fatal condition ophthalmomyiasis interna. Ophthalmomyiasis externa is mainly caused by the sheep bot fly (Oestrus ovis). We present the first case, to our knowledge, of ophthalmomyiasis externa in an elderly woman from Belgrade caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen--a green bottle fly.

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