Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica · 2000 · 35 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineDermatologyPathologyDermatopathologyMedical EntomologyParasitologyCutaneous MyiasisInfectious DermatosesLice InfestationsTick-associated Skin DiseaseZoonotic Parasitic DermatosesZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesFollicular ConjunctivitisHistopathology Of Cutaneous MyiasisHuman Botfly InfestationInflammatory Tissue DamageSwellingTissue Infiltration By Inflammatory CellsTravel-associated Cutaneous Myiasis
PURPOSE: To demonstrate a case of palpebral myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in a Dane traveling in the Brazilian rain forest. METHODS: Surgical removal and histological examination. RESULTS: Within three weeks after returning from the Brazilian rain forest, the patient developed a localized swelling of the left upper eyelid and follicular conjunctivitis. A funnel containing a larva was found between the cilia. The larva was excised together with surrounding inflammatory tissue. The clinical findings as well as zoological and pathological examinations indicated a case of palpebral myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis. The larva was removed in its third stage four weeks from symptom debut. CONCLUSIONS: Infestation with Dermatobia hominis should be suspected when itching and red swelling of the lid are present in patients who have been to Central and South America.