Yonsei Med J.  2005 Jun;46(3):431-434. 10.3349/ymj.2005.46.3.431.

Nosocomial Oral Myiasis by Sarcophaga sp. in Turkey

• Yazar S
• Dik B
• Yalcin S
• Demirtas F
• Yaman O
• Ozturk M
• Sahin I

• KMID: 1734080
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2005.46.3.431

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Oral myiasis; Sarcophaga sp; Turkey

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Animals
Cross Infection/microbiology/*parasitology
*Diptera
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Mouth Diseases/complications/*parasitology
Myiasis/complications/*diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Meningeal/complications
Turkey

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The maggot removed from the lesion. (A) Macroscopic appearance of the maggot. (B) Cephaloskeleton and anterior stigmas. (C) Appearance of the anterior stigma (D) Appearance of the posterior stigma.

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