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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume 386, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm2115416
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This is a case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by contact with a sheep farm, with larvae observed on the cornea and conjunctiva during examination.
External Ophthalmomyiasis Due to Oestrus ovisA 53-year-old man presented with itching of the right eye after gardening near a sheep farm. On examination, numerous mobile, translucent larvae were observed on the cornea and conjunctiva, as shown in a video. The larvae were removed and identified as Oestrus ovis, the sheep bot fly.
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