Persistent eyelid swelling in a child: lest myiasis be forgot

KARADAĞ ÖNCEL, EDA; CENGİZ, ALİ; ÖZER BEKMEZ, BUSE

doi:10.1007/s00431-013-2218-x

Persistent eyelid swelling in a child: lest myiasis be forgot

KARADAĞ ÖNCEL E., CENGİZ A. B., ÖZER BEKMEZ B.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.173, no.12, pp.1649, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 173 Issue: 12
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00431-013-2218-x
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1649
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.