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First report of Oriental latrine flies causing vaginal myiasis in human.

Authors :
Mondal PC
Mahato S
Chakraborty B
Sinha SK
Source :
Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology [J Parasit Dis] 2016 Dec; Vol. 40 (4), pp. 1243-1245. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 28.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The present paper reports a case of human vaginal myiasis in a 22 year old woman. This is the first report of this fly species to cause vaginal myiasis in human till now. The infested maggots were removed from the vagina and cultured in laboratory. Entomological studies on the emerged flies showed that the infested larvae were Oriental latrine fly Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius. Clinical presentation and treatment strategies are discussed also.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0971-7196
Volume :
40
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27876924
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-015-0660-6