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Case Reports
. 2014 Dec;173(12):1649.
doi: 10.1007/s00431-013-2218-x. Epub 2013 Dec 3.

Persistent eyelid swelling in a child: lest myiasis be forgot

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Persistent eyelid swelling in a child: lest myiasis be forgot

Eda Karadag-Oncel et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

Myiasis involving the eyelid is uncommon. Herein, we present an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis, yet a single larva was eventually extracted from his eyelid.

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