title: A case of oral myiasis caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Korea.
abstract: We report here a case of oral myiasis in the Republic of Korea. The patient was a 37-year-old man with a 30-year history of Becker's muscular dystrophy. He was intubated due to dyspnea 8 days prior to admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). A few hours after the ICU admission, 43 fly larvae were found during suction of the oral cavity. All maggots were identified as the third instars of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by morphology. We discussed on the characteristics of myiasis acquired in Korea, including the infection risk and predisposing factors.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center, Busan 538-41, Korea.
authors: Mun
authors: M
authors: Jang
authors: Seung-Min
authors: SM
authors: Ryu
authors: Sang-Chang
authors: SC
authors: Kwon
authors: Jun-Ouk
authors: JO
authors: Ha
authors: Young-Hoon
authors: YH
authors: Kim
authors: Dong-Hyun
authors: DH
authors: Kim
authors: Soon-Myung
authors: SM
authors: Jung
authors: Soon-Il
authors: SI
authors: Lee
authors: Woon-Mok
authors: WM
authors: Sohn
authors: Hee-Jae
authors: HJ
authors: Cha
authors: Meesun
authors: M
authors: Ock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000469:parasitology*; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D056910:Republic of Korea
keywords: Lucilia sericata; nosocomial infection; oral myiasis; predisposing factor