Nosocomial Oral Myiasis by Sarcophaga sp. in Turkey
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 431-434, 2005.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-74452
ABSTRACT
We present a case of oral myiasis in a 15-year-old boy with tuberculosis meningitis. The diagnosis was based on the visual presence of wriggling larvae about 1 cm in size and on the microscopic features of the maggots, especially those relating to stigmatic structures. The larvae were identified as third stage larvae of Sarcophaga sp.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tuberculosis, Meningeal
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Turkey
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Cross Infection
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Fatal Outcome
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Diptera
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Mouth Diseases
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Myiasis
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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