Rao Sridhar, Radhakrishnasetty Navya, Chadalavada Harithaapriyadarshini, Hiremath Chandrashekarayya
Department of Microbiology, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Department of Ophthalmology, JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
J Lab Physicians. 2018 Jan-Mar;10(1):116-117. doi: 10.4103/JLP.JLP_18_17.
External ophthalmomyiasis is an infestation of the eye with larvae of or (sheep bot fly). We describe a case of ophthalmomyiasis in a 38-year-old male, who presented with ocular foreign body sensation, redness, pain, and watering of the eye. The causative larvae were removed and sent to the laboratory for identification. By studying morphological features, it was identified as the first instar larvae of . The patient was put on topical and oral antibiotics but was lost to follow-up. This is probably the first report from this part of Karnataka.
眼外蝇蛆病是眼睛被 或 （羊狂蝇）的幼虫寄生。我们描述了一例38岁男性的蝇蛆病病例，该患者出现眼部异物感、眼红、疼痛和流泪症状。致病幼虫被取出并送往实验室进行鉴定。通过研究形态特征，确定其为 的一龄幼虫。患者接受了局部和口服抗生素治疗，但失访了。这可能是卡纳塔克邦这一地区的首例报告。
