Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis

Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis

Urogenital myiasis, which is caused by the insect Psychoda albipennis, is rarely seen in humans. In this report, we describe urogenital myiasis caused by Psychoda albipennis in a 23-year-old man. Two Psychoda albipennis larvae were detected in the urine examination of the patient, who referred to ou...

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Main Authors: Barış KUZGUNBAY, Tahsin TURUNÇ, Tuba TURUNÇ, Şule ÇOLAKOĞLU, Hakan ÖZKARDEŞ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2010-12-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
Subjects:
Myiasis
Psychoda albipennis
Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2010-15-4-173-175.pdf
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spelling doaj-7c2ca5430b8d448087fa71ab2a470dfb2020-11-25T01:30:08ZengBilimsel Tip YayineviFlora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi1300-932X1300-932X2010-12-01154173175Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennisBarış KUZGUNBAY0Tahsin TURUNÇ1Tuba TURUNÇ2Şule ÇOLAKOĞLU3Hakan ÖZKARDEŞ4Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baskent, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baskent, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baskent, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baskent, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baskent, Ankara, TurkeyUrogenital myiasis, which is caused by the insect Psychoda albipennis, is rarely seen in humans. In this report, we describe urogenital myiasis caused by Psychoda albipennis in a 23-year-old man. Two Psychoda albipennis larvae were detected in the urine examination of the patient, who referred to our hospital claiming to have seen small, white, active particles like larva. The complaints of the patient disappeared after urinary system antiseptic treatment. This rarely seen case, which does not require specific treatment, is reported to call attention to urogenital myiasis.http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2010-15-4-173-175.pdfMyiasisPsychoda albipennis
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Şule ÇOLAKOĞLU
Hakan ÖZKARDEŞ
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Tuba TURUNÇ
Şule ÇOLAKOĞLU
Hakan ÖZKARDEŞ
Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis
Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
Myiasis
Psychoda albipennis
author_facet Barış KUZGUNBAY
Tahsin TURUNÇ
Tuba TURUNÇ
Şule ÇOLAKOĞLU
Hakan ÖZKARDEŞ
author_sort Barış KUZGUNBAY
title Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis
title_short Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis
title_full Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis
title_fullStr Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis
title_full_unstemmed Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda albipennis
title_sort urogenital myiasis caused by psychoda albipennis
publisher Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
series Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
issn 1300-932X
1300-932X
publishDate 2010-12-01
description Urogenital myiasis, which is caused by the insect Psychoda albipennis, is rarely seen in humans. In this report, we describe urogenital myiasis caused by Psychoda albipennis in a 23-year-old man. Two Psychoda albipennis larvae were detected in the urine examination of the patient, who referred to our hospital claiming to have seen small, white, active particles like larva. The complaints of the patient disappeared after urinary system antiseptic treatment. This rarely seen case, which does not require specific treatment, is reported to call attention to urogenital myiasis.
topic Myiasis
Psychoda albipennis
url http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2010-15-4-173-175.pdf
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