title: Nasal myiasis due to Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) from Iran: a case report.
abstract: Although not very common, human myiasis occurs more in developing tropical   countries. A variety of dipterans cause nasal myiasis including the family Caliphoridae. In this   report a case of nasal myiasis due to Lucilia sericata is reported for the first time, in a 74-year   old patient from Mazandaran Heart Centre, North of Iran. The patient was originally admitted   to the Mazandaran Heart Centre due to cardiac arrest and cerebral ischemia with diminishing   consciousness. Because of the emergence of large number of maggots from his left nostril   and the suspicion of infectious diseases, he was referred to the ICU of the Razi Infectious   Diseases Hospital the next day. The larvae were identified as L. sericata. The conditions of   the patient were medicated and the myiasis was treated by washing with 2% solution of   xylocaine and oral administration of 2 mg tablets of ivermectin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Infectious Diseases Research Center, Razi University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Babamahmoudi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rafinejhad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enayati
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007492:Iran; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D009666:Nose / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D007306:Insecticides; D007559:Ivermectin; D008012:Lidocaine