A Rare Case of Urogenital Myiasis in a 49-Year-Old Woman. [PDF]
Case Rep Med, 2022 Myiasis refers to the infestation of living vertebrae with fly larvae, principally occurring in individuals with a low socioeconomic status and poor personal hygiene. Myiasis is rarely manifested in the urogenital system. Herein, we report a case of urogenital myiasis in a 49‐year‐old rural woman complaining of maggots in the urine and severe genital ...
Salehi AM, Jenabi E, Salehi M.
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Orbital Myiasis: Due to Invasion of Larvae of Flesh Fly (Wohlfahrtia magnifica) in a Child; Rare Presentation [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Wohlfahrtia magnifica larvae cause myiasis in mammals, mainly in sheep and rarely in human. In human it may infest the ear, eye, mouth or nose, damaging living tissues.
Bhushan, Prashant +4 more
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Perception and management of Oestrus ovis human myiasis by physicians: Exploratory survey in an endemic area (Italy) [PDF]
PLoS OneBackgroundMyiasis caused by the sheep nasal botfly is endemic in countries where sheep and goats are largely reared, while humans serve as incidental hosts. Ophthalmomyiasis in humans caused by Oestrus ovis is documented globally but is most prevalent in
Ahmed, Fahad +9 more
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External ophthalmomyiasis [PDF]
KNOWLEDGE - International Journal, 2022 Ophthalmomyiasis is a zoonotic disease most often caused by the larvae of oestrus ovis (sheep fly). The female O. ovis retains her eggs within her body until they hatch, and then typically deposits her larvae into the nostrils of sheep and goats ...
Ademi, Doruntina +2 more
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Ophthalmomyiasis Externa due to Oestrus ovis Larvae: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2022 A 23-year-old female presented with redness, itchiness, tearing, and foreign body sensation in her right eye after spending her holiday in Egypt. Slit lamp examination revealed about 15 mobile, whitish maggots that were microbiologically classified as ...
Jens Schrecker, Rebecca Ahnert
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Tracheostomy Wound Myiasis in a Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]
Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 An 8-year-old tracheostomized, gastrostomized, and with cerebral palsy boy was admitted for tracheostomy wound myiasis and cellulitis. Ether was applied in the wound, and then all the accessible larvae were removed. Antibiotic therapy was initiated.
Blejter, J.
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External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by a Rare Infesting Larva, Sarcophaga argyrostoma [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 Purpose. External ophthalmomyiasis (EO) is caused by infesting larvae belonging to various species of flies. Most documented cases result from sheep (Oestrus ovis) and Russian (Rhinoestrus purpureus) botfly larvae, but we recently discovered a rare case ...
Akad, Fouad +5 more
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Ophthalmomyiasis Externa: A Case Report
Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2020 Ophthalmomyiasis is the infestation of the eye with fly larvae. Oestrus ovis is one of the most common causes of ophthalmomyiasis worldwide. Herein, we describe a case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by Oestrus ovis in an 18-year-old female living in
Merve Sena Kunduracı +3 more
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Concurrent ophthalmomyiasis externa and aural myiasis: A case report in an urban hospital in the United States [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To describe a case of concurrent ophthalmomyiasis externa and aural myiasis in a patient presenting with headache, right eye pain and blurred vision in an urban hospital in Philadelphia, PA.
Ying Jiang +3 more
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Wound Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga (Liopygia) Argyrostoma [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 In Mediterranean countries, Sarcophaga (Liopygia) crassipalpis, Sarcophaga (L.) argyrostoma, and Sarcophaga (L.) cultellata share the same ecological niche and can be responsible of myiasis.
Annunziata Giangaspero +5 more
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