Nosocomial Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Neonatal Myiasis by Sarcophaga spp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Mexico [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018 The presence of nosocomial myiasis reflects a lack of adequate medical attention, due to the physical facilities and/or the health care personnel. Patients requiring special attention are more susceptible, such as those with a loss of consciousness ...
Hugo Martínez-Rojano, Heron HUERTA
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Nosocomial Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a Pediatric Patient in Mexico [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2020 Prevention of nosocomial myiasis, or hospital-acquired larvae infestation, should be an essential part of all hospital infection control programs. However, little is known about nosocomial myiasis, despite the extensive medical and psychological effects ...
Hugo Martínez-Rojano +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.
Eissa Soleymani
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Nasal myiasis in myasthenic crisis, a case report and literature review [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 We are reporting a unique case of drosophila larva nasal myiasis (NM) in a 72-year-old male patient admitted to the ICU with diffuse muscle weakness and respiratory failure due to myasthenia gravis crisis and septic shock due to pseudomonas pneumonia ...
Abdulrahman Katabi +2 more
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Nasopharyngeal Myiasis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients: Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2023 Nosocomial myiasis is a rare event that has a higher incidence in the hospitals of poor and developing countries. The presence of nosocomial myiasis reflects the need for improved medical facilities and increased awareness among healthcare personnel ...
Hosna Zobairy +3 more
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First Report of Nasal Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata in the Pediatric Age Group from Tehran, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022 Myiasis is an infestation caused by dipterous larvae. Nosocomial myiasis usually occurs in bedridden patients. Herein, we report a nasal myiasis in a 12-year-old female with cerebral palsy (CP) from Tehran, Iran and provide morphological identification ...
Shirin Sayyahfar +5 more
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Nosocomial Myiasis in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Case Report [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2019 Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of human and animal tissues caused by larva of several fly species. Nosocomial myiasis is a type of myiasis that patient acquires infestation after admission to hospital and prevention of this infestation should be one ...
Ehsan AHMADPOUR +5 more
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Zoonotic Myiasis in Egypt : With Reference to Nosocomial or Hospital - Acquired Myiasis [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2014 The most important insects from medical point of view are the blood suckers or the insectborne diseases. Still others, almost non-blood suckers, but may attack man and animal to deposit their eggs or larvae of myiasis producing flies in skin, nose, eye ...
Morsy Tosson A
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Massive Orbital Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga argyrostoma Complicating Eyelid Malignancy. [PDF]
Case Rep Ophthalmol Med, 2020 Purpose. To report a case of massive orbital myiasis caused by the larvae of Sarcophaga argyrostoma, complicating eyelid malignancy. Observations. A 98‐year‐old man first presented to our clinic noted to have a fast‐growing lesion on his right upper and lower eyelids.
Ayalon A +5 more
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Neonatal oral myiasis caused by the larvae of Sarcophaga ruficornis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Myiasis is caused by dipterous larvae, and rarely affects the mouth. Diagnosis by traditional means is easy to be confused with other similar species.
Minyu Zhou +6 more
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