Three live botflies were extracted from an American woman’s eyelid, arm, and neck at a luxury hospital in Delhi after she just toured the Amazon rainforest.
According to hospital officials, an American woman who had just visited the Amazon rainforests was diagnosed with an uncommon case of myiasis, a form of tissue infection, in her eye and had successful surgery at a private facility here.
“Three live human botflies over 2 cm in size” were extracted from the 32-year-old woman during the operation, they claimed.
The infection of a fly larva (maggot) in human tissue is known as myiasis. This can be found in tropical and subtropical climates. The patient presented to the emergency department with swelling, redness, and discomfort in the right upper eyelid.
She also claimed that she had been feeling something moving under her eyelids every now and again over the past 4-6 weeks, according to a statement from Fortis hospital in Vasant Kunj.
Her myiasis (botfly) could not be eradicated, so doctors discharged her with a few symptomatic treatment drugs, according to the report.
Dr. Mohammad Nadeem, consultant and head of the hospital’s emergency department, said, “It was a very uncommon instance of myiasis. As a result, these cases must be thoroughly investigated as soon as possible “.
“The US citizen is a world traveller who visited the Amazon jungle two months ago. After seeing movements inside her skin and suspecting a foreign body based on her travel history, a diagnosis was made “he stated.
According to the statement, Dr. Narola Yanger of the surgery department was proactive in removing “three live human botflies nearly 2 cm in size — one from the right upper eyelid, the second from the back of her neck, and the third from her right forearm.”
Without any anaesthesia, the procedure was finished in 10-15 minutes with proper aseptic measures. The woman was discharged from the emergency room on symptomatic medications, according to the report.
Myiasis crawl into thin membranes and feed on the structures beneath them. Such cases have previously been documented from tropical and subtropical areas such as Central and South America, as well as Africa, according to the statement.
Such cases have been documented largely in rural areas in India, notably in children, where the botflies have entered through nasal openings or musculoskeletal skin sores, according to the report.
If the myiasis had not been removed, it may have caused significant tissue loss, leading to problems such widespread erosion of the nose, face, and orbit. According to physicians, this may have resulted in a rare form of meningitis and death.
