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Ophthalmomyiasis caused by the reindeer warble fly larva
M S Kearney1, A C Nilssen, A Lyslo
1Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Tromsø, Norway.
Journal of Clinical Pathology
|April 1, 1991
Summary
Two boys in Norway were diagnosed with ophthalmomyiasis, an eye infection caused by the reindeer warble fly larva (Hypoderma tarandi). One case involved internal eye infection leading to blindness, while the other presented as an external eyelid tumor.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Ophthalmology
- Parasitology
- Medical Entomology
Background:
- Ophthalmomyiasis, an eye infestation by fly larvae, is rare in humans.
- The reindeer warble fly (Hypoderma tarandi) is known to affect reindeer in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.