Myiasis of the upper eyelid

J AAPOS. 2008 Oct;12(5):516-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.01.020. Epub 2008 Jul 2.

Abstract

Myiasis rarely occurs in the eyelids. We report a 3-year-old girl with a myiasis of the upper eyelid after a trip to Central America. A 1.5 cm larva of a Dermatobia hominis was excised. Infestation with D. hominis should be suspected when a localized swelling with a central fistula in an eyelid is present in patients who have been to Central and South America.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Central America
  • Child, Preschool
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / pathology
  • Eye Infections, Parasitic / surgery*
  • Eyelids / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myiasis / pathology
  • Myiasis / surgery*
  • Travel