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Nosocomial nasal myiasis in an intubated patient [PDF]

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, 2011
We report a case of nasal myiasis caused by Sarcophaga spp., noted during hospitalization. A 74-year-old man was admitted with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient underwent coronary arterial bypass surgery and was then mechanically ventilated by means of a nasotracheal tube for the next 8 days. After extubation, a total of seven maggots
Lee, Yi-Tzu, Chen, Te-Li, Lin, Yi-Chun, Fung, Chang-Phone, Cho, Wen-Long   +4 more
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Nasal Myiasis in a Female with Christ–Siemens–Touraine Syndrome: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Nepal Medical Association
Ectodermal dysplasia is a rare disease that belongs to a diverse group of inherited monogenic disorders involving defects in one or more ectodermally or mesodermally derived tissues.
Leison Maharjan, Anju Shah, Dhirendra Yadav, Namita Shrestha   +3 more
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A case of nasal myiasis due to Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) in a llama (Lama glama)

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Infection by the larval form of Oestrus ovis (sheep bot fly) is common in many areas of Peru. This is an obligate parasite of sheep and goats, and it is the cause of oestrosis, or nasal myiasis, which can lead to severe clinical manifestations in ...
Luis Antonio Gomez-Puerta, Karen Ann Alroy, Daniel Santiago Ticona, Maria Teresa Lopez-Urbina, Armando Emiliano Gonzalez   +4 more
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First Report of Human Nasal Myiasis Caused by Eristalisin Iran (Diptera: Syrphidae)tenax

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2010
We report a case of human nasal myiasis caused by flower fly larva in a 14-year-old rural girl in Central Province of Iran. Entomological studies on larva showed the larva as Eristalis tenax which is a rarely cause of nasal myiasis.
M Salimi, H Edalat, A Jourabchi, MA Oshaghi   +3 more
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First report on nasal myiasis in an alpaca “Vicugna pacos” – a case report [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research, 2018
Background An infestation of bot fly larvae causes myiasis which is known to cause respiratory symptoms in ruminants. There are reports of bot fly larvae in llamas, but to our knowledge there are no previous reports of nasal myiasis due to bot flies in ...
Teresa Maria Punsmann, Lucie Marie Grimm, Carolin Reckmann, Cornelia Schwennen, Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Martin Ganter   +5 more
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Oestrus ovis Nasal Myiasis with Pupation in Human Host, Greece, October 2025 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We report a case of human Oestrus ovis nasal myiasis in Greece, in which pupation occurred within the human host. Ten larvae in various stages of development and 1 puparium were expelled or extracted from the patient’s maxillary sinus.
Ilias P. Kioulos, Emmanouil Kokkas, Evangelia-Theophano Piperaki   +2 more
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Nosocomial oral myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana in Iran: A new case and review of human myiasis in the country [PDF]

IDCases
Chrysomya bezziana can potentially cause myiasis, a condition in which fly larvae infest living tissue in humans and animals. Contributing factors to this rare ailment include poor oral hygiene, alcohol abuse, and infected wounds.
Seyed Reza Mirbadie, Mohammad Ali Mohaghegh, Fateme Skandary, Eissa Soleymani, Fatemeh Nikbin, Alireza Sazmand   +5 more
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Comprehensive Management of Multisite Myiasis in a Critically Ill Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Challenges in Vulnerable Populations. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis
A 44‐year‐old unhoused male with a history of alcohol dependence was admitted to the emergency department with symptoms of tremors, agitation, and generalized pain. His condition rapidly deteriorated, revealing a subdural hematoma that necessitated an urgent craniotomy. Following surgery, he was diagnosed with multisite myiasis, with maggots present in
Shiari A, Muhanad M, Zurob A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

<i>Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica</i> Bacteremia Associated With Maggot-Infested Ulcers and Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Ohio, USA: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis
Background Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica is an emerging Gram‐negative bacillus historically linked to larvae of the parasitic fly Wohlfahrtia magnifica. Although most human infections have been reported in Europe and Asia, cases are increasingly recognized in North America.
Menon A, Morelli MK, Hulec H.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Tracheostomal Myiasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2011
“Myiasis” is considered in Hindu mythology as “God's punishment for sinners.” It is known to infest live human or animal tissue. Literature abounds with reports of myiasis affecting the nasal cavity, ear, nonhealing ulcers, exophytic malignant growth ...
S. Prasanna Kumar, A. Ravikumar, L. Somu, P. Vijaya Prabhu, Rajavel Mundakannan Subbaiya Periyasamy Subbaraj   +4 more
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