a case of gingival myiasis caused by wohlfahrtia magnifica

Authors

t mohammadzadeh departement of parasitology and mycology, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

r hadadzadeh dayyer health organization, bushehr, iran

f esfandiari departement of parasitology and mycology, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

sm sadjjadi departement of parasitology and mycology, school of medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran

abstract

a gingival myiasis in a four years old mental retarded boy with anorexia and weight loss is presented from southern part of iran. entomological studies on larvae showed the larvae as wohlfartia magnifica which is a rare causative agent of gingival myiasis.

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