A case of intestinal myiasis in Japan.
A case of intestinal myiasis caused by larvae of Sarcophaga peregrina (Japanese name: senchi-nikubae) is reported. The patient passed stools containing live fly larvae for 2 days, but was otherwise asymptomatic. The patient seems to have been infested accidentally as a result of having eaten "yakitori" in which the fly had deposited its larvae. This paper is the first report of intestinal myiasis caused by the 3rd instar of this species.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007564:Japan; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*