Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Myiasis is the infestation by dipterous fly larvae in humans and animals. The larvae can infect living or necrotic tissue involving the skin, nasopharynx, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. The accidental ingestion of eggs causes infection of the intestinal tract. We report a case of intest...
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| author | Priscilla Ly Adiel Aizenberg Taylor Martin Martha Lopez Miguel Arturo Saldaña Grant Leslie Hughes Miguel Mauricio Cabada |
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| description | Myiasis is the infestation by dipterous fly larvae in humans and animals. The larvae can infect living or necrotic tissue involving the skin, nasopharynx, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. The accidental ingestion of eggs causes infection of the intestinal tract. We report a case of intestinal myiasis caused by Sarcophaga spp. larvae in a two-year-old child from Limatambo province in the Cusco region of Peru. Live larvae were identified incidentally in this child’s stool sample during the study screening for Strongyloides stercoralis. The child did not have any constitutional or abdominal symptoms. The morphological examination of the specimen under magnification revealed Sarcophaga spp. larvae. We performed a literature review of publications reporting intestinal myiasis caused by Sarcophaga spp. and discussed key aspects of this infestation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-252148eaa09c47fe991507b80a877b652025-02-03T01:03:03ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/36854393685439Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the LiteraturePriscilla Ly0Adiel Aizenberg1Taylor Martin2Martha Lopez3Miguel Arturo Saldaña4Grant Leslie Hughes5Miguel Mauricio Cabada6School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USASchool of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USASchool of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USACusco Branch, Tropical Medicine Institute, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Calle Jose Carlos Mariategui J-6, Wanchaq, Cusco, PeruDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USACusco Branch, Tropical Medicine Institute, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Calle Jose Carlos Mariategui J-6, Wanchaq, Cusco, PeruMyiasis is the infestation by dipterous fly larvae in humans and animals. The larvae can infect living or necrotic tissue involving the skin, nasopharynx, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. The accidental ingestion of eggs causes infection of the intestinal tract. We report a case of intestinal myiasis caused by Sarcophaga spp. larvae in a two-year-old child from Limatambo province in the Cusco region of Peru. Live larvae were identified incidentally in this child’s stool sample during the study screening for Strongyloides stercoralis. The child did not have any constitutional or abdominal symptoms. The morphological examination of the specimen under magnification revealed Sarcophaga spp. larvae. We performed a literature review of publications reporting intestinal myiasis caused by Sarcophaga spp. and discussed key aspects of this infestation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3685439 |
| spellingShingle | Priscilla Ly Adiel Aizenberg Taylor Martin Martha Lopez Miguel Arturo Saldaña Grant Leslie Hughes Miguel Mauricio Cabada Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | intestinal myiasis caused by sarcophaga spp in cusco peru a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3685439 |
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