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

M Salimi; D Goodarzi; MH Karimfar; H Edalat

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases (Jun 2010)

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

M Salimi,
D Goodarzi,
MH Karimfar,
H Edalat

Affiliations

M Salimi: Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Iran
D Goodarzi: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Iran
MH Karimfar: Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran
H Edalat: Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1

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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.

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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