Human Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata(Diptera, Calliphoridae) and Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera,Sarcophagidae) in Markazi Province of Iran

Human Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata(Diptera, Calliphoridae) and Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera,Sarcophagidae) in Markazi Province of Iran

We report a case of human urogenital myiasis in an 86-year-old rural man with a penil ulcer and numerous alive and motile larvae from urethra and glans penis. Entomological studies on adult flies showed the larvae were Lucilia sericata  and Wohlfahrtia magnifica. The clinical presentation and treatm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M Salimi, D Goodarzi, MH Karimfar, H Edalat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Lucilia
Wohlfahrtia
Urogenital
Myiasis
Iran
Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/65
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Summary:We report a case of human urogenital myiasis in an 86-year-old rural man with a penil ulcer and numerous alive and motile larvae from urethra and glans penis. Entomological studies on adult flies showed the larvae were Lucilia sericata  and Wohlfahrtia magnifica. The clinical presentation and treatment strategies are discussed.
ISSN:1735-7179
2322-2271

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