Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2012)
Ivermectin treatment for massive orbital myiasis in an empty socket with concomitant scalp pediculosis
- Neelam Puthran,
- Vidya Hegde,
- B Anupama,
- Sheena Andrew
Affiliations
- Neelam Puthran
- Vidya Hegde
- B Anupama
- Sheena Andrew
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0301-4738.95880
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 60,
no. 3
pp. 225 – 227
Abstract
We report a rare case of massive orbital myiasis following recent lid injury, occurring in the empty socket of an elderly lady, who had concurrent scalp pediculosis. The orbital myiasis was effectively treated with the broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent, ivermectin, thus precluding the need for an exploratory surgery. Ivermectin was also effective in managing the concurrent scalp pediculosis.
Keywords
- Plateau iris
- primary angle closure glaucoma
- prevalence
- Enucleation
- India
- indications
- trends
- Closure glaucoma
- primary angle
- scanning electron microscopy
- trabecular
- Apoptosis
- caspase-3/7
- cigarette smoke toxicant
- hydroquinone
- Blepharophimosis
- cosmetic
- functional
- single stage
- Refractive error
- rural area
- school children
- use of spectacles
- Bietti′s crystalline dystrophy
- choroidal neovascular membrane
- ranibizumab
- Blepharoptosis
- epidermal cyst
- excision
- eyelid
- AcrySof SN60T9
- cataract
- phacoemulsification
- post-keratoplasty astigmatism
- toric intraocular lens
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- optic neuritis
- sphenoid sinus mucocele
- visual evoked response
- Cartridge tip
- descemet′s tear
- intraocular Lens
- phacoemulsification
- Allergy
- cyclosporine
- vernal keratoconjunctivitis
- Endophthalmitis
- limbal relaxing incision
- nocardia
- Ivermectin
- lid laceration
- orbital myiasis
- scalp pediculosis
