Nasopharyngeal Myiasis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients: Report of Two Cases
Abstract
Nosocomial myiasis is a rare event that has a higher incidence in the hospitals of poor and developing countries. The presence of nosocomial myiasis reflects the need for improved medical facilities and increased awareness among healthcare personnel. Severely ill patients are more susceptible, such as those with impaired consciousness, paralysis, and underlying diseases. The two cases here in described represent the first report of nosocomial myiasis in the Kurdistan Province, in Western Iran and one of them is the first report of myiasis involving a COVID-19-infected patient. The causal agent was Lucilia sericata. The taxonomical identification of the larvae of the second and third instar was based on the morphology of the cephaloskeleton, anterior spiracles, and peritreme plaques.
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2. Martínez-Rojano H, Huerta H, Hernández-Triana LM, Ruiz Pérez EF, Sámano R. Nosocomial Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a Pediatric Patient in Mexico. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2020;2020:1285459.
3. Ahmadpour E, Youssefi MR, Nazari M, Hosseini SA, Rakhshanpour A, Rahimi MT. Nosocomial Myiasis in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Case Report. Iran J Public Health. 2019;48(6):1165-8.
4. Villalobos G, Vega-Memije ME, Maravilla P, Martinez-Hernandez F. Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis: countries with increased risk for travelers going to neotropic areas. Int J Dermatol. 2016;55(10):1060-8.
5. Calvopina M, Ortiz-Prado E, Castañeda B, et al. Human myiasis in Ecuador. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14(2):e0007858.
6. Mielke U, Schlote A. “Hospital infection resulting from maggots”. Zeitschrift fur Arztliche Fortbildung (Jena). 1980;74(11):556-8.
7. Alizadeh M, Mowlavi GhR, Kargar F, Nateghpour M, Akbarzadeh, K, Hajenorouzali-Tehrani M. A Review of Myiasis in Iran and a New Nosocomial Case from Tehran, Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2014; 8(2): 124-131.
8. Singh A, Singh Z. Incidence of myiasis among humans-a review. Parasitol Res. 2015;114(9):3183-99.
9. Soni NK. Endoscopy in nasal myiasis. Trop Doct. 2000;30(4):225-7.
10. Baker MC. Green-bottle fly worm infestation of the ear. Myiasis of the ear caused by Phaenica sericata. The Laryngoscope. 1953;63(6):545-8.
11. Taylor HM. Screwworm (Cochliomyia americana) infestation in man. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1950;59(2):531-40.
12. Smith DR, Clevenger RR. Nosocomial nasal myiasis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1986;110(5):439-40.
13. Babamahmoudi F, Rafinejhad J, Enayati A. Nasal myiasis due to Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) from Iran: a case report. Trop Biomed. 2012;29(1):175-9.
14. Dodge HR. Dlptera: pictorial key to principal families of public health importance. In: Prevention CfDCa, editor.
15. Alizadeh M, Mowlavi G, Kargar F, Nateghpour M, Akbarzadeh K, Hajenorouzali-Tehrani M. A review of myiasis in Iran and a new nosocomial case from Tehran, Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2014;8(2):124.
16. Millikan LE. Myiasis. Clinics in Dermatology. 1999;17(2):191-5.
17. Robbins K, Khachemoune A. Cutaneous myiasis: a review of the common types of myiasis. Int J Dermatol. 2010;49(10):1092-8.
18. Sherman RA, Roselle G, Bills C, Danko LH, Eldridge N. Healthcare-associated myiasis: prevention and intervention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005;26(10):828-32.
19. Yazdanpanah F, Hamblin MR, Rezaei N. The immune system and COVID-19: Friend or foe? Life Sci. 2020:117900.
20. Salehi M, Ahmadikia K, Badali H, Khodavaisy S. Opportunistic fungal infections in the epidemic area of COVID-19: a clinical and diagnostic perspective from Iran. Mycopathologia. 2020;185(4):607-11.
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| Issue | Vol 18 No 1 (2023) | |
| Section | Case Report(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v18i1.12388 | |
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| Nosocomial myiasis Nasopharyngeal COVID-19 Lucilia sericata | ||
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Zobairy H, Modaresi P, Cabada M, Sofi-Mahmudi A. Nasopharyngeal Myiasis in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients: Report of Two Cases. Iran J Parasitol. 2023;18(1):113-118.
