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Journal of the Egyptian Society of... Dec 2013Myiasis is a problem of medical veterinary and real economic importance which affects the human welfare worldwide particularly in animal raising countries. Myiasis of... (Review)
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Myiasis is a problem of medical veterinary and real economic importance which affects the human welfare worldwide particularly in animal raising countries. Myiasis of man and animals is a real welfare problem of worldwide distribution. The most important insects from medical point of view are the blood suckers or the insect-borne diseases. Still others, almost non-blood suckers, but may attack man and animal to deposit their eggs or larvae causing pathogenic conditions in skin, nose, eye, lung, ear, anus, and vagina but oral manifestation is exceptional. This study focused on the clinical pictures and pathogenesis of human oral cavity myiasis. Thirteen cases were demonstrated for the first time in Egypt, ten children and the parents of three children. The extracted larvae were Lucilia sericata (four cases), Wohlfahrtia magnifica (three cases), Oestrus ovis (three children and their parents) and Musca domestica vicina (one case). The presence of O. ovis in three children and their parents recommended zoonotic myiasis. The predisposing factors were mouth breathing, incompetent lips, low socioeconomic condition, malnutrition, and inability of a child to perform daily activities due to the neurodegenerative disease.
Topics: Adult; Animals; Diptera; Egypt; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Myiasis
PubMed: 24640873
DOI: 10.12816/0006430 -
Revue Medicale de Liege Mar 1948
Topics: Humans; Myiasis
PubMed: 18862871
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Ophthalmology Sep 1986Invasion of the orbit by dipterous fly larvae is a rarely reported from of myiasis. We present a 65-year-old man with orbital myiasis caused by the tissue obligatory...
Invasion of the orbit by dipterous fly larvae is a rarely reported from of myiasis. We present a 65-year-old man with orbital myiasis caused by the tissue obligatory larvae of the Old World screw-worm fly Chrysomyia bezziana Villeneuve. Larvae were found invading the orbital apex and exenteration was carried out to prevent intracranial invasion. In this case of orbital myiasis, CT scanning was used to document the extent of intraorbital invasion. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ophthalmomyiasis caused by C. bezziana.
Topics: Aged; Diptera; Humans; Male; Myiasis; Orbital Diseases; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
PubMed: 3808634
DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(86)33592-9 -
Yonsei Medical Journal Aug 2002To report a rare case of vulvar myiasis caused by Wohlfartia magnifica, including clinical and microscopic observations.
BACKGROUND
To report a rare case of vulvar myiasis caused by Wohlfartia magnifica, including clinical and microscopic observations.
CASE
A vulvar lesion was found in a 31-year old married female villager with the history of dropping fly larvae from vulva, vulvar pain and itching sensation. The larvae were identified as the species of Wohlfartia magnifica. The lesion was washed with batticon over a period of five days and the patient was discharged.
CONCLUSION
Vulvar myiasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of genital lesions. The diagnosis can be easily established based on microscopic features of the maggots, especially those relating to stigma structures.
Topics: Adult; Female; Humans; Myiasis; Vulvar Diseases
PubMed: 12205748
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.4.553 -
BMJ Case Reports Dec 2020Intubations are important live saving skills to maintain adequate ventilation and oxygenation. Common indications include impending upper airway obstruction, respiratory...
Intubations are important live saving skills to maintain adequate ventilation and oxygenation. Common indications include impending upper airway obstruction, respiratory failure and impaired conscious level. Oral myiasis is an infrequently found disease which is characterised by ectoparasitic infestation of body tissues by fly maggots.We present a case report and share valuable experiences on a patient with massive airway myiasis causing upper airway obstruction which require emergency intubation.
Topics: Airway Obstruction; Animals; Diptera; Humans; Larva; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth Diseases; Myiasis
PubMed: 33298493
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237764 -
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola 2022
Topics: Humans; Myiasis; Nose; Intensive Care Units
PubMed: 36404103
DOI: 10.1016/j.otoeng.2021.09.003 -
Pediatric Dermatology 1998We report a case of myiasis caused by larvae of Dermatobia hominis in a 12-year-old boy. The infestation was acquired in Uruguay and was characterized by a single,... (Review)
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We report a case of myiasis caused by larvae of Dermatobia hominis in a 12-year-old boy. The infestation was acquired in Uruguay and was characterized by a single, large, inflammatory, nodular lesion located on the scalp. The lesion was accompanied by local pruritus and pain as well as diffuse headache and regional lymphadenopathy. From the lesion a single larva in stage III, of noteworthy size, was removed. Very few pediatric cases of myiasis due to D. hominis have been reported in the literature. Furthermore, as far as we know, just one adult case of myiasis caused by D. hominis acquired in Uruguay has been published.
Topics: Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Male; Myiasis; Scalp Dermatoses; Uruguay
PubMed: 9572694
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015116.x -
The Journal of Otolaryngology Jun 2006
Topics: Child; Ear Canal; Female; Humans; Male; Myiasis
PubMed: 16929997
DOI: No ID Found -
Journal of the American Academy of... Feb 1993
Topics: Adult; Female; Humans; Myiasis; Skin Diseases, Parasitic
PubMed: 8432924
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)81145-0 -
Southern Medical Journal Jun 1971
Topics: Adult; Costa Rica; Diptera; Humans; Male; Myiasis; United States
PubMed: 5089154
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-197106000-00029