Nosocomial submandibular infections with dipterous fly larvae.
10.3347/kjp.2001.39.3.255
- Author:
Chong Yoon JOO
;
Jong Bae KIM
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Review
- MeSH:
Aged;
Animals;
Cross Infection/*parasitology;
Diptera/ultrastructure;
Face;
Human;
Larva/ultrastructure;
Male;
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning;
Myiasis/*parasitology;
Skin Diseases, Parasitic/*parasitology;
Surgical Wound Infection/*parasitology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2001;39(3):255-260
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
In September 1998, a case of nosocomial cutaneous myiasis caused by Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) in a 77-year-old male was found. The patient had been receiving partial maxillectomy due to the presence of malignant tumor on premaxilla. This is the first verified case involving Lucilia sericata in Taegu, Korea. In the present paper, the salient morphological features of the third instar larvae involved have been studied.
