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First Report of Nasal Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata in the Pediatric Age Group from Tehran, Iran

Authors :
Shirin Sayyahfar
Ramin Zare Mahmoudabadi
Soheila Mahdavynia
Abdoulreza Esteghamati
Borna Salemi
khadijeh khanaliha
Source :
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 17, Iss 1 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2022.

Abstract

Myiasis is an infestation caused by dipterous larvae. Nosocomial myiasis usually occurs in bedridden patients. Herein, we report a nasal myiasis in a 12-year-old female with cerebral palsy (CP) from Tehran, Iran and provide morphological identification of Lucilia sericata as the causative agent. The infection was identified 10 days after the hospital admission. It can be categorized as a nosocomial infection. As far as we are aware, this is the first report of nasal myiasis in the pediatric age group from Tehran, Iran.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17357020 and 2008238X
Volume :
17
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.64e3571478d4faea3cd9c407dc99dd2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v17i1.9032