Korean J Parasitol.
2013 Feb;51(1):119-123. 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.119.
A Case of Oral Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Korea
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center, Busan 538-41, Korea.
- 2Department of Parasitology and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-751, Korea.
- 3Department of Parasitology and genetics, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 602-703, Korea. sunnyock@kosin.ac.kr
- KMID: 1501819
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.119
Abstract
- We report here a case of oral myiasis in the Republic of Korea. The patient was a 37-year-old man with a 30-year history of Becker's muscular dystrophy. He was intubated due to dyspnea 8 days prior to admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). A few hours after the ICU admission, 43 fly larvae were found during suction of the oral cavity. All maggots were identified as the third instars of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by morphology. We discussed on the characteristics of myiasis acquired in Korea, including the infection risk and predisposing factors.
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