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Ophthalmomyiasis in a child
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Ophthalmomyiasis in a child
Pediatr Infect Dis J.
2002 Jan.
Abstract
A 4-year-old child presented with a 3-week history of left eye swelling. The periorbital inflammation was a result of a larva of the human botfly, Dermatobia hominis. Surgical extraction of the larva was curative.
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