A case series on ophthalmomyiasis

Abstract

Ophthalmomyiasis refers to an infestation of the eye, orbit, or periorbital tissue by larval stage of Diptera flies, classified as external or internal ophthalmomyiasis and orbital myiasis. Three patients having varied ocular conditions presented with ophthalmomyiasis to our outpatient department from November 2019 to February 2020. First case was histopathologically confirmed case of basal cell carcinoma of the lower lid, the second one being a case of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Third one was a case of trauma to the upper lid. All of them presented with a history of maggots crawling from the involved area with local signs of inflammation. In all patients, manual removal of maggots with wound dressing was done daily, and they received systemic antibiotics, oral analgesics, and anti-inflammatory drugs for 10 days. Due to rarity of this condition and cluster of cases presenting within a short span of time, we bring forward a case series on ophthalmomyiasis.

Keywords

• basal cell carcinoma
• herpes zoster ophthalmicus
• ophthalmomyiasis
• trauma