Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by genus Sarcophaga

Das, Anupam; Pandey, Anita; Madan, Molly; Asthana, AK; Gautam, A. K.

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.62503

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“…are capable of producing intestinal myiasis [8]. In most cases, the infection is caused by accidental ingestion of eggs laid on exposed food [12].…”

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“…The age of patients reported varies widely from 8 months to 66 years, being the average 33 years at presentation. The flesh fly belonging to the Sarcophagidae family has worldwide distribution [8]. Cases have been reported from Japan, India, Egypt, and the United States.…”

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“…Colonic washes with polyethylene glycol have been reported to relieve gastrointestinal symptoms and eliminate intestinal larvae almost immediately [14]. Treatment with antihelminthic medications such as albendazole has not shown to improve symptoms in patients [8, 9, 14]. Education on good food-handling practices and avoiding the consumption of food products exposed to flies is important for prevention of this disease [14].…”

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“…The diagnosis is confirmed when the offending larvae are passed in one or more consecutive stool samples [7]. Intestinal myiasis is generally transient and asymptomatic, though symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain [8, 9]. Intestinal myiasis caused by the larvae of the flesh fly Sarcophaga spp.…”

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Intestinal Myiasis Caused bySarcophagaspp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Aizenberg

Martin

et al. 2018

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

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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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“…are capable of producing intestinal myiasis [8]. In most cases, the infection is caused by accidental ingestion of eggs laid on exposed food [12].…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intestinal Myiasis Caused bySarcophagaspp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Martin

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“…Following diagnosis and treatment of the patients, intestinal myiasis can be improved completely with cessation of maggots in the stool. The large grayish flesh fly belonging to the family Sarcophagidae has a nearly world wide distribution [10]. Two of our cases were caused by the Sarcophagidae.…”

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Gastrointestinal Myiasis by Larvae ofSarcophagasp. andOestrussp. in Egypt: Report of Cases, and Endoscopical and Morphological Studies

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Four cases of gastric or intestinal myiasis are reported. The cases contain 2 males (1 child 10 years old, and 1 adult 40 years old) and 2 females (1 girl 18 years old, and 1 adult 50 years old) from Minia Governorate, Southern Egypt. Three of them, including cases no. 1, 3, and 4, were gastric myiasis, and complained of offensive hematemesis of bright red blood. Minute moving worms, larvae of the fly, were found in the vomitus. On the other hand, case no. 2 had intestinal myiasis, and complained of abdominal distention, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The stool of case 2 was mixed with blood, and minute moving worms were observed in the stool. Endoscopy was performed to explore any pathological changes in the stomach of the patients. The larvae were collected and studied macroscopically, microscopically, and us-ing a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to identify their species. Three different types of larvae were identified. The larvae isolated from case 1 were diagnosed as the second stage larvae of Sarcophaga species, and the larvae isolated from case 2 were the third stage larvae of Sarcophaga species. On the other hand, the larvae isolated from cases 3 and 4 were diagnosed as the third stage larvae of Oestrus species.

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Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) larvae in broiler chickens: a field study

Salem

Attia

2021

Int J Trop Insect Sci

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Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by genus Sarcophaga

Cited by 13 publications

References 2 publications

Intestinal Myiasis Caused bySarcophagaspp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Intestinal Myiasis Caused bySarcophagaspp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Gastrointestinal Myiasis by Larvae ofSarcophagasp. andOestrussp. in Egypt: Report of Cases, and Endoscopical and Morphological Studies

Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) larvae in broiler chickens: a field study

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