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External Ophthalmomyiasis due to Oestrus Ovis: A Case Report from Oman

Human myiasis has been reported from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly oestrus ovis from Wadi Alhawasna, North Batina, Oman. A 9-years-old boy presented with symptoms of acute conjunctivitis. Five larvae wer...

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Published in:Oman Med J
Main Author: Abuelhassan, Abdelhameed A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: OMJ 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5556316/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28845217
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5001/omj.2010.94
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