title: Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by genus Sarcophaga.
abstract: Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of intestinal myiasis caused by larvae of Sarcophaga. A 25 - year - old male presented with symptom of passage of live worms in stool. Following diagnosis and treatment the patient improved completely with cessation of maggots in stool.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Asthana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gautam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004175:Diptera; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents