Interventions: The patient was treated by exenteration of the right orbit, and all necrotic
tissues and larvae were removed. The defect was repaired via reconstruction with a …

Background There is a paucity of literature on wound myiasis of the head and neck
originating in the United States. To our knowledge, only three reports during the past 20 …

Conclusion Infestation of ocular and orbital tissues by fly larvae (ophthalmomyiasis)
progresses rapidly and can completely destroy orbital tissues within days, especially in …

Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common malignancy amongst Caucasians
worldwide with basal cell and squamous cell cancer being the most common. Giant skin …

Purpose To describe a case of bilateral facultative ophthalmomyiasis externa due to
Calliphoridae in a 30-year-old male assault victim at a suburban hospital in New York and …

Infections of the orbit and periorbita are relatively frequent. Identifying unusual organisms is
crucial because they can cause severe local and systemic morbidity, despite their rarity …

Myiasis is a disease caused by infestation of fly larvae in human and other vertebrate
tissues. It is a skin condition common in tropical and subtropical countries and its …

A 72-year-old man with no medical history initially presented to the emergency room with
severe tearing, redness, foreign body sensation, and pain in the left eye. He reported no …

Periocular and orbital myiasis are rare, vision-threatening conditions characterized by the
infestation of dipterous fly larvae into periorbital and orbital tissues. While it has been …

Background Cutaneous myiasis in patients with malignant wounds or skin cancer is a rare
and undesirable event with limited epidemiological data. A subregister of reports, lack of …