Persistent eyelid swelling in a child: lest myiasis be forgot

Myiasis involving the eyelid is uncommon. Herein, we present an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis, yet a single larva was eventually extracted from his eyelid.

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of pediatrics 2014-12, Vol.173 (12), p.1649-1649
Hauptverfasser:	Karadag-Oncel, Eda, Cengiz, Ali Bulent, Ozer-Bekmez, Buse
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Case Report Child Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Errors Edema - diagnosis Edema - parasitology Eye Infections, Parasitic - diagnosis Eye Infections, Parasitic - parasitology Eyelid Diseases - diagnosis Eyelid Diseases - parasitology Eyelids - parasitology Eyelids - pathology Humans Larva Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Myiasis - diagnosis Myiasis - parasitology Pediatrics
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Zusammenfassung:	Myiasis involving the eyelid is uncommon. Herein, we present an 8-year-old boy who was diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis, yet a single larva was eventually extracted from his eyelid.
ISSN:	0340-6199 1432-1076
DOI:	10.1007/s00431-013-2218-x