title: Urogenital myiasis due to Chrysomyia bezziana.
abstract: Genitourinary myiasis, associated with ulcerating lesions and poor hygiene of the local site, has been infrequently reported. We report a case of 45 year-old urinary incontinent female suffering from carcinoma cervix, who presented with genitourinary myiasis. The larva was identified as of Chrysomyia bezziana Villeneuve (C. bezziana).
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College & LN Hospital, New Delhi-110 002, India. vishal2870@yahoo.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kharbanda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Uppal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000469:parasitology*