First record of human myiasis caused by association of the species Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliplioridae), Sarcophaga (Liopygia) ruficornis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), and Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae).
We report a rare case of myiasis caused simultaneously by three dipterous species. A 54 yr-old indigent patient was admitted to Andaraí Hospital with painful eruptions on the scalp. The parieto-occipital sulcus showed two lesions caused by scratching associated with deep, odoriferous and exudative pediculosis. Larvae removed with the help of forceps and vaseline produced 153 adults, identified in the laboratory as 114 specimens of Chrysomya megacephala (F., 1794), 38 of Sarcophaga (Liopygia) ruficornis (F., 1794), and one of Musca domestica (L., 1758).
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Laboratory of Diptera Studies, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, UNIRIO, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Frei Caneca, 94, Centro, 20211-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. adrianapedroso7@yahoo.com.br
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D000818:Animals; D001364:Awareness; D004175:Diptera / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000469:parasitology; D006793:Houseflies / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000469:parasitology*