title: First case report of human myiasis with Sarcophaga species in Makkah city in the wound of a diabetic patient.
abstract: We have reported a case of a 40-year-old male diabetic patient, resident of a rural area, who visited the outpatient clinic of the diabetic center in Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He came to seek medical advice for a single wound in the back of the shoulder since 1 month. After examination, a larva was eliminated and sent to laboratory for confirmation. It was confirmed as the third-stage larva of Sarcophaga species after macroscopic and microscopic examination. This is the first case of a patient having diabetic wound myiasis with the larva of Sarcophaga species reported in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia.
authors: Department of Parasitology, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt.
authors: Dina Abdulla Muhammad
authors: DA
authors: Zaglool
authors: Khaled
authors: K
authors: Tayeb
authors: Yousif Abdul Wahid
authors: YA
authors: Khodari
authors: Mian Usman
authors: MU
authors: Farooq
keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Sarcophagi; larva; myiasis
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