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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 68(1), 2003, pp. 46-47
Copyright © 2003 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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CASE REPORT: OPHTHALMOMYIASIS EXTERNA IN DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

ELLEN SIGAUKE, WALTER E. BEEBE, RITA M. GANDER, DOMINICK CAVUOTI, AND PAUL M. SOUTHERN
Departments of Pathology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Cornea Associates of Texas, Dallas, Texas

 

ABSTRACT

Ophthalmomyiasis externa is an uncommon condition in North America. If not recognized and managed accordingly, it can be complicated by the potentially fatal condition ophthalmomyiasis interna. Ophthalmomyiasis externa is mainly caused by the sheep bot fly Oestrus ovis; thus, it is more common in farming communities. We report a case of ophthalmomyiasis externa in a young woman from Dallas County, Texas, who had no known history of contact with farm animals.

Received June 24, 2002. Accepted for publication September 25, 2002.

Acknowledgment: We thank Bobbie Wortham for assisting with the preparation of this manuscript.

Reprint requests: Paul M. Southern, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9073, Telephone: 214-648-3587, Fax: 214-590-8037, E-mail: paul.southern{at}utsouthwestern.edu

Authors’ addresses: Ellen Sigauke, Rita M. Gander, Dominick Cavuoti, and Paul M. Southern, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9073. Walter E. Beebe, Cornea Associates of Texas, 7150 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231.




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