Journal:
:journal of arthropod-borne diseases
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h razmjou department of ophthalmology, school of medicine, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran.
gh mowlavi department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, medical sciences/university of tehran, tehran, iran.
m nateghpour department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, medical sciences/university of tehran, tehran, iran.
s solaymani-mohamadi department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, medical sciences/university of tehran, tehran, iran.
eb kia department of medical parasitology and mycology, school of public health, medical sciences/university of tehran, tehran, iran.
here we describe a case of ophthalmomyiasis in a male patient with basal cell carcinoma. during the operation several live and motile maggots were removed from the lesion. preliminary examination on the larvae confirmed their affiliation to the genus sarcophaga (diptera: sarcophagidae).this genus is widely distributed throughout the world and species are very difficult to identify. the authors ...
