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Nosocomial oral myiasis in ICU patients: occurrence of three sequential cases [PDF]
GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2015 Myiasis is the infestation of living vertebrates or humans tissues by dipterous larvae. The oral cavity is rarely affected by this infestation and the circumstances which can lead to oral myiasis include persistent mouth opening together with poor ...
Leylabadlo, Hamed Ebrahimzadeh +3 more
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Infantile Nosocomial Myiasis in Iran [PDF]
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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Occurrence of Nasal Nosocomial Myiasis by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) In North of Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2012 We report a case of human nasal nosocomial myiasis in a 69-year-old rural man with numerous live maggots in nostrils. The patient was admitted in Emergency Ward due to dyspnea. After 72 hours the companion of patient discovered larva. The presence of the
MR Youssefi, MT Rahimi, Z Marhaba
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A Review of Myiasis in Iran and a New Nosocomial Case from Tehran, Iran.
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2014 Background: Due to various climatic conditions in different parts of Iran, presenting of various kinds of human myiasis is expected. Despite of a few case series, most papers related to myiasis are case reports originated from various parts of Iran. This
Mahbobeh Alizadeh +5 more
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Nosocomial myiasis in a Canadian intensive care unit [PDF]
Cmaj, 2007 A 65-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with respiratory distress, congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation thought to be secondary to pneumonia and myocardial infarction. Intubation was performed, and she was admitted to the intensive care unit.
Anne McCarthy +2 more
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Journal of the Scientific SocietyMyiasis is a universal term for extreme infection by the parasitic fly larvae that feed on their host living/dead tissue. Oral myiasis is a disease in humans associated with poor oral hygiene, suppurative oral lesions, alcoholism, and senility. It rarely
Amit Khatri, Padma Yangdol, Rishi Tyagi
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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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Nosocomial Infections: Do Not Forget the Parasites! [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Nosocomial infections (NIs) pose an increasing threat to public health. The majority of NIs are bacterial, fungal, and viral infections; however, parasites also play a considerable role in NIs, particularly in our increasingly complex healthcare ...
Ursula Fürnkranz, Julia Walochnik
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Human myiasis in Ecuador. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 We review epidemiological and clinical data on human myiasis from Ecuador, based on data from the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and a review of the available literature for clinical cases.
Manuel Calvopina +5 more
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Nosocomial Oral Myiasis by Sarcophaga sp. in Turkey
Yonsei Medical Journal, 2005 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.
Sahin, Izzet +6 more
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