Juniper Publishers - Orbital Miasis: Complicating Squamous Cell Carcinoma Conjunctiva A Rare Case Report- JOJ Ophthalmology

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Authored by Rayees Ahmad Sofi

Miasis refers to invasion into the living tissues of humans and other mammals by the eggs or larvae of flies from the order of Dipteria. The invasive parasitic larvae almost invariably cause massive destruction of orbital tissue especially in neglected patients accompanied by marked inflammatory reactions and secondary bacterial infections. Infestation can be caused by multiple or single larvae. We report a case of 50 yr post menopausal women who was having squamous cell carcinoma of conjunctiva and was a neglected and belonged to low socioeconomic status. The patient ultimately ended with massive orbital miasis.

Orbital miasis is very rare worldwide. Miasis is a term first introduced by F. W. Hope. Miai is a Greek word meaning ‘fly’. Miasis refers to invasion into the living tissues of humans and other mammals by the eggs or larvae of flies from the order of Dipteria [1,2]. The invasive parasitic larvae almost invariably cause massive destruction of orbital tissue especially in neglected patients accompanied by marked inflammatory reactions and secondary bacterial infections. Infestation can be caused by multiple or single larvae [3]. Nursing staff, medical and paramedic staff should be aware of this condition, particularly in high risk cases like immobile, open wound and skin malignancy patients.

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