Human external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) – a green bottle fly

Tanja Kalezic; Milenko Stojkovic; Ivana Vukovic; Radoslava Spasic; Marko Andjelkovic; Svetlana Stanojlovic; Marija Bozic; Aleksandar Dzamic

doi:10.3855/jidc.4552

Human external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) – a green bottle fly

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Tanja Kalezic Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Milenko Stojkovic Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Ivana Vukovic Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Radoslava Spasic Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Marko Andjelkovic Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Svetlana Stanojlovic Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Marija Bozic Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandar Dzamic Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.4552

Keywords:

ophthalmomyiasis externa, Lucilia Sericata Meigen, hospital infestation

Abstract

Ophthalmomyiasis externa is the result of infestation of the conjunctiva by the larval form or maggots of flies from the order Diptera. If not recognized and managed appropriately, it can be complicated by the potentially fatal condition ophthalmomyiasis interna. Ophthalmomyiasis externa is mainly caused by the sheep bot fly (Oestrus ovis). We present the first case, to our knowledge, of ophthalmomyiasis externa in an elderly woman from Belgrade caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen – a green bottle fly.

Author Biography

Svetlana Stanojlovic, Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

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2014-07-14

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Kalezic T, Stojkovic M, Vukovic I, Spasic R, Andjelkovic M, Stanojlovic S, Bozic M, Dzamic A (2014) Human external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera: Calliphoridae) – a green bottle fly. J Infect Dev Ctries 8:925–928. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4552

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Vol. 8 No. 07: July 2014

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Case Reports

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