Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

"Pil-Won Seo"

Case Report

A Nasal Myiasis in a 76-Year-Old Female in Korea: Jae-Soo Kim, Pil-Won Seo, Jong-Wan Kim, Jai-Hyang Go, Soon-Cheol Jang, Hye-Jung Lee, Min Seo; Korean J Parasitol 2009;47(4):405-407.
Published online December 2, 2009; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2009.47.4.405

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On July 2009, 5 fly larvae were discovered inside the nose of a 76-year-old female. She was living in Cheonan-si, and in a state of coma due to rupture of an aortic aneurysm. Surgery was performed on the day of admission, and the larvae were found 4 days later. By observing their posterior spiracle, the larvae were identified as Lucilia sericata. Considering the rapid development of this species, the infection was likely acquired during hospitalization. Further investigation on the hospital environment should be needed to know the origin of the infection.

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