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Tanja Kalezić1, Milenko Stojković, Ivana Vuković
1Faculty of medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. tanjakalezic@gmail.com.
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.
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