Open AccessFirst case report of human myiasis with Sarcophaga species in Makkah city in the wound of a diabetic patient
Author(s) -
Dina Abdulla Muhammad Zaglool,
Khaled Tayeb,
Yousif Abdul Wahid Khodari,
Mian Usman Farooq
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.107301
Subject(s) - myiasis , medicine , outpatient clinic , larva , physical examination , diabetes mellitus , surgery , biology , ecology , endocrinology
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.