Authors: A. Kopecký 1; J. Němčanský 1,2; Z. Doležil 3; R. Mašková 3; P. Mašek 1,2 Authors‘ workplace: Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava, Oční klinika přednosta MUDr. Petr Mašek, CSc., FEBO 1; Lékařská fakulta Ostravské univerzity, Katedra kraniofaciálních oborů vedoucí katedry prof. MUDr. Pavel Komínek, Ph. D., MBA 2; Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ostravě, Centrum klinických laboratoří vedoucí centra RNDr. Alena Kloudová 3 Published in: Čes. a slov. Oftal., 71, 2015, No. 5, p. 259-261 Category: Case Report
The authors describe a case of 47 years old patient who came to the department of ophthalmology with eye discomfort, ear bleeding and itching of both legs. The diagnosis of ophthalmomyiasis was made after an eye examination. Manual extraction of maggots from upper and lower fornix of the left eye was performed and symptomatic therapy was given. The patient was sent to otolaryngology and dermatology departments and MRI. The maggots were also found in both external auditory meatus and between the toes. MRI excluded affection of the deeper structures of the head. Improvement of the local condition was observed since the first follow-up visit.
Key words: ophthalmomyiasis externa, conjunctiva, dermatomyiasis, ear myiasis, Calliphoridae
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