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Case Reports
[Human urinary myiasis caused by Fannia canicularis (Diptera, Muscidae) larvae in Algeria].
- C Perez-Eid and N Mouffok.
- Unité d'Ecologie des Systèmes Vectoriels, Institut Pasteur, Paris.
- Presse Med. 1999 Mar 20; 28 (11): 580-1.
BackgroundHuman urinary myiasis is caused by fly larvae which complete their entire cycle in the human body.Case ReportA 37-year-old woman living in a village near Sidi Bel Abbes (Algeria) developed a parasite syndrome caused by Fannia canicularis larvae. About twenty larvae specimens were collected during her hospitalization. Larvae were emitted for 2 weeks after a 6-day treatment with cefotaxime for urinary tract infection.DiscussionUrogenital myiasis is almost always subsequent to conditions of poor personal hygiene. In this case authentic larvae infestation was evidenced. The diagnosis of true urinary myiasis was confirmed by repeated emissions of different larval stages including the nymph.
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