External ophthalmomyiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis. A retrospective study of nine cases and a review of the literature

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 576-584

  Denion, Eric ^a,b   Dalens, Pierre Henri ^a   Couppié, Pierre ^a   Aznar, Christine ^a   Sainte Marie, Dominique ^a   Carme, Bernard ^a   Petitbon, Jean ^a   Pradinaud, Roger ^a   Gérard, Max ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CAYENNE   (French Guiana)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Dermatobia hominis; Eyelid; Ivermectine; Larva; Myiasis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; IVERMECTIN; OXACILLIN; PETROLEUM; RETINOL; RIFAMYCIN; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOBIA; EYE SURGERY; EYELID EDEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LARVAL STAGE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HUMANS; INFANT; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYIASIS; OINTMENTS; PETROLATUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 6344254757     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2004.00315.x     Document Type: Review

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