Nosocomial Oral Myiasis by Sarcophaga sp. in Turkey.
10.3349/ymj.2005.46.3.431
- Author:
Suleyman YAZAR
1
;
Bilal DIK
;
Saban YALCIN
;
Funda DEMIRTAS
;
Ozan YAMAN
;
Mustafa OZTURK
;
Izzet SAHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey. syazar@erciyes.edu.tr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Oral myiasis;
Sarcophaga sp;
Turkey
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Animals;
Cross Infection/microbiology/*parasitology;
*Diptera;
Fatal Outcome;
Humans;
Male;
Mouth Diseases/complications/*parasitology;
Myiasis/complications/*diagnosis;
Tuberculosis, Meningeal/complications;
Turkey
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2005;46(3):431-434
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We present a case of oral myiasis in a 15-year-old boy with tuberculosis meningitis. The diagnosis was based on the visual presence of wriggling larvae about 1 cm in size and on the microscopic features of the maggots, especially those relating to stigmatic structures. The larvae were identified as third stage larvae of Sarcophaga sp.
