Morphological and Molecular Characterizations of <i>Cochliomyia hominivorax</i> (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larvae Responsible for Wound Myiasis in French Guiana
Mohammad Akhoundi,
Alexandre Mathieu,
Wajih Hannachi,
Jade Nasrallah,
Guillaume Quezel,
Romain Blaizot,
Denis Blanchet,
Habib Ben Romdhane,
Loïc Epelboin,
Arezki Izri
Affiliations
Mohammad Akhoundi
Parasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, 93000 Bobigny, France
Alexandre Mathieu
Groupe d’Étude et de Protection des Oiseaux en Guyane, Rémire-Montjoly 97354, French Guiana
Wajih Hannachi
ENT Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne 97306, French Guiana
Jade Nasrallah
Parasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, 93000 Bobigny, France
Guillaume Quezel
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne 97306, French Guiana
Romain Blaizot
Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne 97306, French Guiana
Denis Blanchet
Parasitology Mycology Universitary Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne 97306, French Guiana
Habib Ben Romdhane
Radiology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, 93000 Bobigny, France
Loïc Epelboin
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne 97306, French Guiana
Arezki Izri
Parasitology-Mycology Department, Avicenne Hospital, AP-HP, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, 93000 Bobigny, France
Myiasis is an ectoparasitic infection caused by the larvae of true flies (Diptera). We came across a rather rare case of myiasis in an immunocompetent 34-year-old man from French Guiana with advanced wound myiasis masquerading as cavitary myiasis and a history of cholesteatoma surgery in the left ear. The Diptera larvae responsible for the disease were isolated and identified using morphological and molecular approaches as Cochliomyia hominivorax. We underline the importance of this parasitosis as the second case of myiasis caused by C. hominivorax and the first case of wound myiasis in this overseas department of France and its incidence in pre-urban areas of the capital, Cayenne, in South America.
