Open AccessFirst Report of Nasal Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata in the Pediatric Age Group from Tehran, Iran
Author(s) -
Shirin Sayyahfar,
Ramin Zare Mahmoudabadi,
Soheila Mahdavynia,
Abdoulreza Esteghamati,
Borna Salemi,
Khadijeh Khanaliha
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iranian journal of parasitology./iranian journal of parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2008-238X
pISSN - 1735-7020
DOI - 10.18502/ijpa.v17i1.9032
Subject(s) - myiasis , lucilia , nose , medicine , infestation , veterinary medicine , dermatology , surgery , larva , biology , calliphoridae , ecology , botany
Myiasis is an infestation caused by dipterous larvae. Nosocomial myiasis usually occurs in bedridden patients. Herein, we report a nasal myiasis in a 12-year-old female with cerebral palsy (CP) from Tehran, Iran and provide morphological identification of Lucilia sericata as the causative agent. The infection was identified 10 days after the hospital admission. It can be categorized as a nosocomial infection. As far as we are aware, this is the first report of nasal myiasis in the pediatric age group from Tehran, Iran.