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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr 5:13:ic40.
Print 2013.

Cuterebral ophthalmomyiasis externa presenting as preseptal cellulitis

Yula A Taormina  1 , Caitlin Gannon, Josephine Nguyen, Jennifer Rhodes, Michael Foxworth, William Koch, Kelley Dodson
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Cuterebral ophthalmomyiasis externa presenting as preseptal cellulitis

Yula A Taormina et al. Eplasty. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
A 13-month-old child with periorbital inflammation caused by infestation with Cuterebra larva prior to surgical removal. The lesion was initially assumed to be preorbital cellulitis. Note the visible punctum in the center of a nodule at the medial canthus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Second instar Cuterebra larva removed from the upper eyelid of the patient. Note that the body is covered with several concentric bands of spines arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Anchoring to host tissues is made possible with these appendages.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnification of posterior end of the larva demonstrating respiratory spiracles, essential for identification of Cuterebra species.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Photograph of the patient 2 days after surgical excision of larva demonstrates significant improvement, with only mild periorbital erythema and edema.
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