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Hypodermyiasis

MedGen UID:
5708
•Concept ID:
C0020607
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Hypodermyiases
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005805

Definition

Infestation with larvae of the genus Hypoderma, the warble fly. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHypodermyiasis
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Etiology

Intraocular parasite destroyed by photocoagulation.
Fitzgerald CR, Rubin ML
Arch Ophthalmol 1974 Feb;91(2):162-4. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1974.03900060168015. PMID: 4810647
Ocular hazards in agriculture.
Blake J
Ophthalmologica 1969;1-3(1):125-35. doi: 10.1159/000305808. PMID: 5817875

Diagnosis

Palpebral myiasis.
Bal S, Amitava AK
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2000 Sep-Oct;37(5):309-10. PMID: 11020115
Myiasis due to Hypoderma lineatum infection mimicking the hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Starr J, Pruett JH, Yunginger JW, Gleich GJ
Mayo Clin Proc 2000 Jul;75(7):755-9. doi: 10.4065/75.7.755. PMID: 10907394
Hypereosinophilia due to myiasis.
Navajas A, Cardenal I, Piñan MA, Ortiz A, Astigarraga I, Fdez-Teijeiro A
Acta Haematol 1998;99(1):27-30. doi: 10.1159/000040711. PMID: 9490562
Eosinophilic pleural effusion in cutaneous myiasis.
Uttamchandani RB, Trigo LM, Poppiti RJ Jr, Rozen S, Ratzan KR
South Med J 1989 Oct;82(10):1288-91. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198910000-00024. PMID: 2678504
Ocular hazards in agriculture.
Blake J
Ophthalmologica 1969;1-3(1):125-35. doi: 10.1159/000305808. PMID: 5817875

Therapy

Myiasis due to Hypoderma lineatum infection mimicking the hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Starr J, Pruett JH, Yunginger JW, Gleich GJ
Mayo Clin Proc 2000 Jul;75(7):755-9. doi: 10.4065/75.7.755. PMID: 10907394

Prognosis

Intraocular parasite destroyed by photocoagulation.
Fitzgerald CR, Rubin ML
Arch Ophthalmol 1974 Feb;91(2):162-4. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1974.03900060168015. PMID: 4810647

Clinical prediction guides

Oral myiasis caused by hypoderma bovis larvae in a child: a case report.
Erol B, Unlü G, Balci K, Tanrikulu R
J Oral Sci 2000 Dec;42(4):247-9. doi: 10.2334/josnusd.42.247. PMID: 11269384
Observations on the biology of the ox warble-fly (Hypoderma: Diptera, Oestridae). 3. Dermolytic properties of larval extracts.
Beesley WN
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1969 Jun;63(2):157-60. doi: 10.1080/00034983.1969.11686612. PMID: 5372133

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