First report of human nasal myiasis caused by eristalis tenax in Iran [diptera: syrphidae]
Iranian Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases. 2010; 4 (1): 77-80
in English
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of human nasal myiasis caused by flower fly larva in a 14-year-old rural girl in Central Province of Iran. Entomological studies on larva showed the larva as Eristalis tenax which is a rarely cause of nasal myiasis. This is the first reported case of E. tenax larva causing human nasal myiasis in Iran
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Nose Diseases
/
Diptera
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran. J. Arthropod-Borne Dis.
Year:
2010
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