tailieunhanh - A rare case of urinary myiasis in an immunocompetent female

Myiasis is a term used to describe the invasion of tissues or organs of vertebrates with the larvae of dipterous flies. It is largely a problem in livestock, human infestations in rural tropical areas of the globe is uncommon. Myiasis may involve the skin, eyes, nasal passages, gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Urinary myiasis is caused mainly by larvae of Fannia scalaris, Musca, Sarcophaga, Lucilia, Wohlfahrtia, Calliphora. | International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 10 2019 Journal homepage http Case Study https A Rare Case of Urinary Myiasis in an Immunocompetent Female Yasmeen Fatima Ameena Afreen Mohammed Nasar and K. Nagamani Gandhi Medical College Nimboliadda Kachiguda Hyderabad-500027 India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Immunocompetent Fannia Musca Clogmia Sarcophaga Lucilia Eristalis Calliphora Psychoda Article Info Accepted 15 September 2019 Available Online 10 October 2019 Myiasis is a term used to describe the invasion of tissues or organs of vertebrates with the larvae of dipterous flies. It is largely a problem in livestock human infestations in rural tropical areas of the globe is uncommon. Myiasis may involve the skin eyes nasal passages gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Urinary myiasis is caused mainly by larvae of Fannia scalaris Musca Sarcophaga Lucilia Wohlfahrtia Calliphora. Cases of urinary myiasis are rare however it may occur in immunocompromised hosts with previous urologic instrumentation or those with poor hygiene. This report presents a case of female patient complaining of intermittent passage of 3-5 small motile dark-colored worm-like organisms in urine since last 3 months. She was unmarried aged 24 years old immunocompetent healthy. She was subjected to a full questionnaire sheet and investigations such as CBC urine analysis. Collected larva from urine samples were examined macroscopically and microscopically. The examined larva belonged to C. albipunctata. Ivermectin was prescribed to the patient with complete disappearance of larva from urine. The study throws some light on the medical importance and management of urinary myiasis. Observance of personal hygiene during defecation and urination is essential to prevent contamination of this type of myiasis. Introduction Urinary myiasis is defined as the invasion of urinary tract of .

• Sức khỏe phụ nữ
• Urinary myiasis
• Immunocompetent female
• Problem in livestock
• Human infestations in rural tropical
• Globe is uncommon