Korean J Parasitol.
2011 Jun;49(2):173-175. 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.2.173.
Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by a Phormia sp. (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larva in an Enucleated Patient
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- 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- 3Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. bbbenji@naver.com
- 4Department of Environmental Medical Biology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
- 5Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- KMID: 1090618
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2011.49.2.173
Abstract
- Ophthalmomyiasis rarely occurs worldwide, and has not been reported in Korea. We present here a case of ophthalmomyiasis caused by Phormia sp. fly larva in an enucleated eye of a patient. In June 2010, a 50-year-old man was admitted to Dankook University Hospital for surgical excision of a malignant melanoma located in the right auricular area. He had a clinical history of enucleation of his right eye due to squamous cell carcinoma 5 years ago. During hospitalization, foreign body sensation developed in his right eye, and close examination revealed a fly larva inside the eye, which was evacuated. The larva was proved to be Phormia sp. based on the morphology of the posterior spiracle. Subsequently, no larva was found, and the postoperative course was uneventful without any complaints of further myiasis. This is the first case of ophthalmomyiasis among the literature in Korea, and also the first myiasis case caused by Phormia sp. in Korea.
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