Postpartum genital myiasis – Dermatobia hominis infestation with giant uterine fibroid: A rare case with review of literature | Zendy

Prabhu Prakash | Zendy; Vishakha Ashopa | Zendy; Usha Verma | Zendy; Pooja Nareda | Zendy; Eshank Gupta | Zendy

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Postpartum genital myiasis – Dermatobia hominis infestation with giant uterine fibroid: A rare case with review of literature

Author(s) -

Prabhu Prakash,

Vishakha Ashopa,

Usha Verma,

Pooja Nareda,

Eshank Gupta

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

tropical parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2229-7758

pISSN - 2229-5070

DOI - 10.4103/tp.tp_65_19

Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , infestation , female circumcision , sex organ , abortion , pregnancy , obstetrics , gynecology , biology , cancer , botany , genetics

A 32-year-old multiparous rural woman having 26 weeks of pregnancy with giant uterine fibroid extending up to the cervix had stillbirth 2 weeks back and left hospital against medical advice. She was readmitted in emergency with necrotic prolapsed uterine fibroid with offensive vaginal bleeding. On examination, the patient had necrotic prolapsed fibroid with very offensive bloody discharge and a large number of larvae of Dermatobia hominis (human botfly) were crawling in necrotic tissue. The location of this infestation at genital region is an extremely rare occurrence in postdelivery patients.

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