myiasis is due to the opportunistic dipterous larvae feeding on viable or necrotic tissues of the host occurring throughout the world. we report a case of oral myiasis in an immune-compromised patient suffering from nonhodgkin lymphoma. we  would like  to  emphasize that such ectoparasitic infections may happen in  immuno- compromised patients and oral hygiene should be evaluated in all of thes...

This study reports for the first time on the use of ethanolic extract of Ageratum conyzoides in women with breast myiasis. A total of fifty rural women were examined [ages 18-62 years old] and 17.25% had breast myiasis at the fishing settlements at Okoikri and Oyorokotor of Rivers State Nigeria. Women with cutaneous breast myiasis were treated with ethanolic leaf extracts of Ageratum conyzoides...

To the Editor: We report migratory myiasis that occurred during 1991–2012 caused by the reindeer warble fly, Hypoderma tarandi (on-line Technical Appendix Figures 1, 2,

Tropical myiasis is likely to present in the larger second instar larval stage in the United Kingdom. The use of ultrasound to confirm the size and determine method of removal is described.