The occurrence and public health significance of cutaneous myiasis were investigated in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria between June and September, 1981. The findings indicated that human myiasis caused by the maggot of African tumbu-fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga was relatively common and constituted potential public health problems in the affected parts of the state capital. The importance of ani...

Myiasis is the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with maggots that feed on host’s dead or living tissue, depending life cycle fly. It a rare condition often misdiagnosed. Tropical subtropical regions world are commonly affected. The aim this case report to share uncommon cutaneous health workers also remind them its common symptoms signs such diagnosis not missed. An 11-year-old ...

Cutaneous myiasis is a parasitic disease secondary to the presence of the larvae of certain insects, particularly diptera, in the skin of man or vertebrates [1]. Human myiasis is a rare clinical condition, but more frequently seen in tropical and subtropical areas. Hot humid climate with inadequate sanitary conditions favor the development of this condition. Dermatitis, psychiatric illnesses, l...

According to Hope [1] myiasis is a disease of human beings originated specially with dipterous larvae. Zumpt [2] defined myiasis as “the infestation of live vertebrate animals with dipterous larvae, which at least for a certain period, feed on host’s dead or living tissues, liquid body substances or ingested food”. These invasions may be benign in effect or may result in mild to violent disturb...

Myiasis is the condition or conditions resulting from the invasion of the tissues and organs of man and other animals by the eggs or larvae of dipterous flies. Such invasion may be simple, i.e. without any severe constitutional disturbances, or may result in violent disturbances causing even death. According to the site of invasion one may have cutaneous, dermal, intestinal, urinary, nasal, ora...

Introduction: Myiasis (Greek: myi = fly) refers to infestation of living tissues humans and animals by Dipterous eggs or larvae. Incidence oral myiasis is comparatively lesser than that cutaneous myiasis. We report a rare case anterior maxilla associated with drug induced gingival enlargement. Observation: amlodipine enlargement in sixty-two-year-old male history hypertension, hemiplegia diabet...

Myiasis, from the Greek myia for “fly,” has been defined as the infestation of live human or vertebrate animals with larvae of the insect order Diptera (flies), which feed on living or necrotic tissue. The majority of flies causing myiasis can be categorized into 1 of 2 groups, based on relationship with their hosts. Obligate parasites grow only on healthy tissue of live hosts whereas facultati...

A cross sectional study of canine cutaneous myiasis was conducted in five randomly selected kebeles of Dire Dawa Administrative council from December 2009 up to April 2010 to determine the prevalence of canine cutaneous myiasis and to assess factors that determine the occurrence of the disease specifically in dog. Active questionnaire survey among 60 households were used for which 384 dogs were...

Case reports. Case 1.-K. E., a male, aged three weeks, was admitted on June 9, 1934, and discharged on June 20, 1934. CONIPLAINT. Rash on arm and neck for one day. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS. The infant was quite well until the day of admission, when spots appeared on the arms and neck. The baby had been sleeping out of doors. PHYSICAI, EXANIINATION revealed a well-develoned and well-nourished ...