Urinary Myiasis in a Child Caused by Psychoda Species- A Rare Case
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چکیده
Human myiasis is infestation of human living tissue with dipterous larvae. Urinary quite rare, because the fly has to bypass clothing/reach inaccesable site (genitals) lay egg, larva hatch and migrate urinary bladder. It may occur in immunocompromised individuals people who maintain poor personal hygiene. Authors hereby, present a case 10-year-old female child complaints passing small worm like structures urine for one month. The structure was examined macroscopically microscopically, identified as larvae Psychoda species. She started tablet ivermectin passage worms stopped. study highlighted importance awareness clinicians about condition well its management. Maintenance good hygiene important prevention such infestation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: National journal of laboratory medicine
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2277-8551', '2455-6882']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/njlm/2023/59839.2708