Aural myiasis due to Lucilia sericata (Diptera : Calliphoridae) in a patient suffering from diabetes, hypochondriasis and depression
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Nosocomial myiasis with Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in an ICU patient in Mashhad, Northeastern of Iran.
Myiasis is the invasion of larvae to human or animal live tissues by flies belonging to the order Diptera and families like Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Oesteridae, etc. Although rare, nosocomial myiasis must be noted carefully, especially in case of hospitalized patients. A 63-year old man admitted to an ICU ward in Mashhad is investigated and presented in this research. On the 35(th) day of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Entomology and Zoology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0424-7086,2185-5609
DOI: 10.7601/mez.50.295