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Tungiasis infestation of dermis fat graft in an anophthalmic socket
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Tungiasis infestation of dermis fat graft in an anophthalmic socket

Alicia Galindo-Ferreiro, Dalal AlEssa, Sahar M. Elkhamary, Deepak P. Edward, Alberto Galvez-Ruiz and Silvana Schellini
Saudi journal of ophthalmology, Vol.33(1), pp.102-104
01/01/2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjopt.2018.06.005
PMCID: PMC6424711
PMID: 30930673

Abstract

Anophthalmic cavity Case Report Dermis fat graft Orbital inflammatory reaction Tungiasis infestation
A patient with an anophthalmic socket with a dermis-fat graft (DFG) developed inflammation and a foul odour in the right socket. The DFG was surgically removed and Tungiasis infestation was detected. This is the first case to report Tungiasis infestation in a DFG in an anophthalmic socket.
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