A nasal myiasis in a 76-year-old female in Korea.
On July 2009, 5 fly larvae were discovered inside the nose of a 76-year-old female. She was living in Cheonan-si, and in a state of coma due to rupture of an aortic aneurysm. Surgery was performed on the day of admission, and the larvae were found 4 days later. By observing their posterior spiracle, the larvae were identified as Lucilia sericata. Considering the rapid development of this species, the infection was likely acquired during hospitalization. Further investigation on the hospital environment should be needed to know the origin of the infection.
Kim
Jae-Soo
JS
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
Seo
Pil-Won
PW
Kim
Jong-Wan
JW
Go
Jai-Hyang
JH
Jang
Soon-Cheol
SC
Lee
Hye-Jung
HJ
Seo
Min
M
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*