| Literature DB >> 17187146 |
Vinicius da Silveira Saraiva1, Miguel Hage Amaro, Rubens Belfort, Miguel Noel Burnier.
Abstract
A case of anterior internal ophthalmomyiasis is described. A 27-year-old female from Northern Brazil presenting with anterior uveitis and vitritis had a fly larva surgically removed from the anterior chamber of the left eye. The species was Cochliomyia hominivorax. The larva was covered by macrophages and foreign body giant cells characterizing a foreign body granulomatous reaction.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17187146 DOI： 10.1590/s0004-27492006000500023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arq Bras Oftalmol ISSN： 0004-2749 Impact factor: 0.872