A Case of Oral Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.119
- Author:
Mun JANG
1
;
Seung Min RYU
;
Sang Chang KWON
;
Jun Ouk HA
;
Young Hoon KIM
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Soon Myung JUNG
;
Soon Il LEE
;
Woon Mok SOHN
;
Hee Jae CHA
;
Meesun OCK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center, Busan 538-41, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Lucilia sericata;
oral myiasis;
predisposing factor;
nosocomial infection
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Diptera/anatomy & histology/*classification;
Humans;
Larva/anatomy & histology/classification;
Male;
Mouth/*parasitology;
Myiasis/*diagnosis/*parasitology;
Republic of Korea
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2013;51(1):119-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report here a case of oral myiasis in the Republic of Korea. The patient was a 37-year-old man with a 30-year history of Becker's muscular dystrophy. He was intubated due to dyspnea 8 days prior to admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). A few hours after the ICU admission, 43 fly larvae were found during suction of the oral cavity. All maggots were identified as the third instars of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by morphology. We discussed on the characteristics of myiasis acquired in Korea, including the infection risk and predisposing factors.
