A Case of Gingival Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica

T Mohammadzadeh; R Hadadzadeh; F Esfandiari; SM Sadjjadi

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases (Jun 2008)

A Case of Gingival Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica

T Mohammadzadeh,
R Hadadzadeh,
F Esfandiari,
SM Sadjjadi

Affiliations

T Mohammadzadeh: Departement of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
R Hadadzadeh: Dayyer Health Organization, Bushehr, Iran
F Esfandiari: Departement of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
SM Sadjjadi: Departement of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1

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A gingival myiasis in a four years old mental retarded boy with anorexia and weight loss is presented from southern part of Iran. Entomological studies on larvae showed the larvae as Wohlfartia magnifica which is a rare causative agent of gingival myiasis.

Published in Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases

ISSN: 2322-1984 (Print); 2322-2271 (Online)
Publisher: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pathology
Website: http://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad

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