Facial myiasis and canthariasis associated with systemic lupus panniculitis: a case report

Smadi, Ra’ed; Amr, Zuhair S.; Katbeh‐Bader, Ahmad; Obidat, Nidal; Tawarah, Mohammad; Hasan, Hazem S.

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“…Canthariasis cases have also been reported amongst immune-compromised patients, especially in those suffering from lupus. 16,17 Clinically, patients of gastrointestinal canthariasis generally present with a history of loss of appetite, diarrhoea, cramps in the abdomen, and continued fever. Gradual emaciation is another significant evidence of gastrointestinal canthariasis.…”

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A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Canthariasis Caused by Alphitobius Diaperinus

Tilak

2023

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Canthariasis is a human/ animal infestation by larval stages of coleopteran insects - the beetles. This study reports a rare case of gastrointestinal canthariasis caused by Alphitobiusdiaperinus. A six-year-old boy presented with complaints of pain abdomen associated with non-bilious, non-blood-stained vomiting for 15 days and a history of passage of worm-like creatures via stools and occasionally in the vomitus. All investigations were normal barring the presence of small worm-like creatures (insect larvae) in stools on naked-eye examination. Treatment with anthelmintics did not provide any relief with continued infestation over the past 3 months. The worms in the stool were identified as larvae of lesser mealworm - Alphitobiusdiaperinus. Dietary history of consumption of dry fruits infested with Alphitobiusdiaperinus determined the source of the infestation and the diagnosis, and the appropriate management was thus initiated. This report implicates Alphitobiusdiaperinus as a cause of gastrointestinal canthariasis and highlights the importance of dietary history to effectively manage gastrointestinal canthariasis.

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A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Canthariasis Caused by Alphitobius Diaperinus

Tilak

2023

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“…Several forms of cantheriasis have been described in the previous reports. Thus far, rectal canthariasis caused by adults of the family Scarabaeidae in Sudan, enteric cantheriasis by cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus , and large carpet beetle, Trogoderma versicolor and nasal cantheriasis by black carpet beetle, Attagenus piceus in USA, otic cantheriasis by adult Crasydactylus punctatus (Coleoptera; Carabidae) in Oman and facial cantheriasis by the drugstore beetle, Stegobium paniceum , and a beetle of the genus Trogoderma in Jordan have been reported [ 1 – 3 , 8 ]. Besides, adult dung beetles were recovered from stool samples of 18 children from rural northeast India [ 4 ].…”

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“…Majumder and Datta recovered adult dung beetles from stool samples of 18 children from rural northeast India in 2012 [ 4 ]. In a recent study by Smadi and associates, the drugstore beetle, S. paniceum and a beetle of the genus Trogoderma were observed to cause facial cantheriasis in a 29-year-old woman in Jordan [ 8 ].…”

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A case report: A rare case of infant gastrointestinal canthariasis caused by larvae of Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

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BackgroundCanthariasis is a disease of humans caused by the infestation of beetle larvae. It is the second important insectal disease after myiasis. Several species of beetles are reported to cause the disease in gastrointestinal tract, urogenital system, nasal sinuses, ears and faces of mammals. The cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne is a widespread and destructive pest that usually feeds on tobacco, tea, beans, cereal grains, and animal and plant specimen. While there was no previous evidence of human infestation by this worm, we report the first case of L. serricorne infestation in a baby girl in China.Case presentationHere the case, an eight-month-old baby girl with irritable feeling, rubbing eyes, history of contact with mud and eating oranges twice during five days before attendance, and having “worms” in her stool was admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. The clinical examination revealed that the pulse rate, blood pressure and temperature were regular, and the examination of the head, neck, and chest were unremarkable. The stool specimens containing “worms” were sent to the Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University. The worms were recovered, studied morphologically using naked eyes and anatomical lens, PCR analyzed targeting cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COX1) and 18S rRNA genes, examined by sequence analyses of the PCR products and finally classified by phylogenetic analysis to identify their species. Based on the findings, the worms were diagnosed as the larvae of L. serricorne.ConclusionThis report implies that the baby had an infestation with the larvae of L. serricorne in the gastrointestine. During contact with mud or eating oranges by the girl, worm eggs were swallowed into the stomach and resisted gastric acid digestion which eventually hatched into larvae and caused canthariasis. The 8 months girl had underdeveloped immune system which might facilitate the disease. This report implicates that L. serricorne can infest human accidentally and cause canthariasis that may lead to severe damage to infant and older patient upon involvement of important organs of the body. The patients once diagnosed having canthariasis should be treated in time.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40249-016-0129-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Natural hosts. None; causes facultative canthariasis (infestation with beetles) in humans ( Smadi et al 2014 ).…”

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“…Notes. A member of this genus was reported from the skin of a patient with lupus after treatment for facultative myiasis caused by Lucilia sericata ( Smadi et al 2014 ). This appears to represent facultative canthariasis, with the beetles feeding on dead and/or dried skin.…”

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An annotated checklist of the eukaryotic parasites of humans, exclusive of fungi and algae

Mathison¹,

Sapp²

2021

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The classification of “parasites” in the medical field is a challenging notion, a group which historically has included all eukaryotes exclusive of fungi that invade and derive resources from the human host. Since antiquity, humans have been identifying and documenting parasitic infections, and this collective catalog of parasitic agents has expanded considerably with technology. As our understanding of species boundaries and the use of molecular tools has evolved, so has our concept of the taxonomy of human parasites. Consequently, new species have been recognized while others have been relegated to synonyms. On the other hand, the decline of expertise in classical parasitology and limited curricula have led to a loss of awareness of many rarely encountered species. Here, we provide a comprehensive checklist of all reported eukaryotic organisms (excluding fungi and allied taxa) parasitizing humans resulting in 274 genus-group taxa and 848 species-group taxa. For each species, or genus where indicated, a concise summary of geographic distribution, natural hosts, route of transmission and site within human host, and vectored pathogens are presented. Ubiquitous, human-adapted species as well as very rare, incidental zoonotic organisms are discussed in this annotated checklist. We also provide a list of 79 excluded genera and species that have been previously reported as human parasites but are not believed to be true human parasites or represent misidentifications or taxonomic changes.

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Facial myiasis and canthariasis associated with systemic lupus panniculitis: a case report

Abstract: This is the first report on facial canthariasis due to larval stages caused by two species of beetles and recovery of pupal stages of the common green bottle fly.

Cited by 6 publications

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A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Canthariasis Caused by Alphitobius Diaperinus

A Rare Case of Gastrointestinal Canthariasis Caused by Alphitobius Diaperinus

A case report: A rare case of infant gastrointestinal canthariasis caused by larvae of Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

An annotated checklist of the eukaryotic parasites of humans, exclusive of fungi and algae

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