Open AccessUmbilical myiasis associated with Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in a neonate
Author(s) -
Soumya Patra,
Radheshyam Purkait,
Rajarshi Basu,
Mithun Chandra Konar,
Debanjali Sarkar
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.92229
Subject(s) - myiasis , chrysomya megacephala , maggot , umbilical cord , sepsis , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , neonatal sepsis , larva , fly larvae , biology , surgery , anatomy , calliphoridae , bacteria , ecology , genetics
Myiasis is an infection of live mammalian tissue by the larvae of dipteran flies and commonly found in the tropics and subtropics. It usually infects domestic and wild animals, but sometimes also affects human. Umbilical cord myiasis in the neonatal period associated with sepsis is a rare occurrence with few reported cases in the literature. In this article, authors report a 7-day-old neonate from a rural area presented with neonatal sepsis due to umbilical myiasis caused by fly larval form of blow fly (Chrysomya megacephala).