Nasal myiasis under direct bronchoscopic visualization [PDF]
Respirology Case Reports, 2022 Key message This is a video showing a case of nasal myiasis under direct visualization with flexible bronchoscopy in a patient admitted with septic shock and metastatic prostate cancer. Microbiology revealed Lucilia sericata larvae.
Ahel El Haj Chehade +2 more
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Nasal myiasis: report of a case and literature review [PDF]
Iatreia, 2016 Myiasis is the infection of animal or human tissues or organs by larvae of Diptera. It may affect individuals of any age, but is more common in middle-aged and elderly patients.
Reyes-Romero, Karen Eliana +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 VeterináriaInfection 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 +4 more
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Nasal Myiasis in a Female with Christ–Siemens–Touraine Syndrome: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Nepal Medical AssociationEctodermal 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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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 +4 more
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Oestrus ovis Nasal Myiasis with Pupation in Human Host, Greece, October 2025 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe 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 +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]
IDCasesChrysomya 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 +5 more
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Infantile Nosocomial Myiasis in Iran
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2012 Myiasis, the invasion of live human tissue by larva of Diptera, is reported in the nasal cavity of a 5.5-year-old Iranian girl. She was referred from Golestan Province to the Shaheed Rajaei Heart Center in Tehran.
NasehMaleki Ravasan +3 more
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