Ophthalmomyiasis caused by the reindeer warble fly larva.
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Ophthalmomyiasis caused by the reindeer warble fly larva.
Two boys with ophthalmomyiasis caused by the first instar larva of the reindeer warble fly Hypoderma tarandi are reported. Both were 9 years old and came from the coast of northern Norway. One had ophthalmomyiasis interna posterior and one eye had been removed because of progressive pain and blindness. Histological examination showed the remains of a fly larva. The second boy had ophthalmomyias...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.44.4.276