Tungiasis infestation of dermis fat graft in an anophthalmic socket

Publication date: Available online 7 July 2018Source: Saudi Journal of OphthalmologyAuthor(s): Alicia Galindo-Ferreiro, Dalal AlEssa, Sahar M. Elkhamary, Deepak P. Edward, Alberto Galvez-Ruiz, Silvana SchelliniAbstractA 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.
Source: Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research