A case of human orotracheal myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica.
A case of orotracheal myiasis in an 80-year-old man in coma for 1 week in the intensive care unit of Baskent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, is reported. A number of larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica were recovered repeatedly from the mouth and from the intubation tube of the patient and were reared to adults to facilitate identification. This case history points out the risky of myiasis caused by W. magnifica in the unconscious, debilitated patient.
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Başkent University, Department of Surgery, Ankara, Turkey. giftciog@messi.uku.fi
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D009198:Myiasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000469:parasitology*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*