title: A nasal myiasis in a 76-year-old female in Korea.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
authors: Jae-Soo
authors: JS
authors: Kim
authors: Pil-Won
authors: PW
authors: Seo
authors: Jong-Wan
authors: JW
authors: Kim
authors: Jai-Hyang
authors: JH
authors: Go
authors: Soon-Cheol
authors: SC
authors: Jang
authors: Hye-Jung
authors: HJ
authors: Lee
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: Seo
mesh_terms: 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*