Eristalis tenax as a cause of urinary myiasis.
Eristalis tenax, belonging to order Diptera, family Syrphidae seldomly causes intestinal myiasis. Urinary myiasis caused by Eristalis tenax larvae is a rare manifestation found in both humans and other vertebrate animals. We report a 58-y-old woman presented with painful mixing and bilateral costo-lumbar pain. The larva in her urine sample was identified as Eristalis tenax related to its typical morphology.
Mumcuoglu
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Department of Microbiology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
Akarsu
G Aral
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Balaban
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Keles
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D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014421:Turkey; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology; D014881:Water Supply
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