External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Challiphoride) Larva
Myiasis is an animal or human pathogenic condition initiated by parasitic dipterous fly larvae feeding in the host’s necrotic or living tissue. Here we report a case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Lucilia sericata in a 78-yr-old with a vascular tumor of the retina and surgery history, from...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Parasitology |
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| Online Access: | https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1780 |