Orbital myiasis in a case of invasive basal cell carcinoma

Orbital myiasis in a case of invasive basal cell carcinoma

The larvae are capable of living in eye fluid, freely crawling on the eyeballs with the help of hooks and tend to attach themselves to the conjunctiva and erode the mucous membrane of the eye. Computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed complete destruction of the left orbit with invasion of the ipsil...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oman journal of ophthalmology 2009-01, Vol.2 (1), p.41-42
Hauptverfasser: Raina, U K, Gupta, M, Kumar, V, Ghosh, B, Sood, R, Bodh, S A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Basal cell carcinoma
Care and treatment
Case studies
Causes of
Clinical Images
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Myiasis
Older people
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Zusammenfassung:The larvae are capable of living in eye fluid, freely crawling on the eyeballs with the help of hooks and tend to attach themselves to the conjunctiva and erode the mucous membrane of the eye. Computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed complete destruction of the left orbit with invasion of the ipsilateral maxillary sinus but no evidence of any intracranial spread.
ISSN:0974-620X
0974-7842
DOI:10.4103/0974-620X.48422