Case report: recovery of Calliphora vicina first-instar larvae from a human traumatic wound associated with a progressive necrotizing bacterial infection.
Human myiasis caused by Calliphora vicina is rare in Europe. Here we report a case of C. vicina infection occurring in the traumatic leg wound of a healthy 21-year-old man. Firstly, a progressive necrotizing infection developed in the wound despite administration of antibiotics. Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from the wound samples. Secondly, during debridement, C. vicina first-instar larvae were isolated from the wound. To our knowledge, this is the first European case of C. vicina wound myiasis associated with severe A. hydrophila infection.
Delhaes
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Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine and Intitute Pasteur de Lille, France. laurence-delhaes@pasteur-lille.fr
Bourel
B
B
Scala
L
L
Muanza
B
B
Dutoit
E
E
Wattel
F
F
Gosset
D
D
Camus
D
D
Dei-Cas
E
E
D000328:Adult; D016980:Aeromonas hydrophila / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology*; D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000293:injuries; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications