Urogenital Myiasis in a 5 Years Old Boy: A Case Report
Abstract
Myiasis infection is caused by the invasion of flies' eggs and larvae into different tissues of the host's body. The rarest form is urogenital myiasis, which can occur even in men with a much lower probability than women, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. The case of this study is a 5-year-old boy from suburbs of Bushehr City, southern Iran who referred to the Pediatrics Department of Persian Gulf Hospital in Bushehr due to constant fever and significant weight loss. In urine evaluation, the presence of Chrysomya bezziana larvae was confirmed. The larvae of several species of myiasis-producing flies can attack the urinary-genital system of people and cause urogenital symptoms. Therefore, it is necessary to diagnose and accurately identify the species of larvae that cause myiasis in order to properly treat affected patients.
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19. Soleimani-Ahmadi M, Vatandoost H, Hanafi-Bojd AA, Poorahmad-Garbandi F, Zare M, Vahid Hosseini SM. First report of Pharyngostomy wound myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2013; 7(2): 194-198.
20. Jokar A, Sharififard M, Jahanifard E. Prevalence of human myiasis and its epidemiological aspects in Iran from 2013 to 2020: a review study. J Prevent Med. 2022; 9(2): 102-15.
2. Hope FW. On insects and their larvae occasionally found in the human body. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1840; 2: 256-271.
3. Dehghani R, Sedaghat M, Bidgoli MS. Wound Myiasis due to Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) in Persian Horned Viper, Pseudocerastes persicus (Squamata: Viperidae). J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2012; 6(1): 86-9.
4. Felices RR, Ogbureke KU. Oral myiasis: report of case and review of management. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996; 54(2): 219-20.
5. Patton WS. Notes on the myiasis-producing diptera of man and animals. Bull Entomol Res. 1922; 12: 239–261
6. Dehghani R. An introduction to Aquatic arthropods. 1st ed. Farmanesh Publications; 2012.
7. Mathieu ME, Wilson BB. Myiasis and Tungiasis: Mandell Gl, Bennett JE, Bolin R. Principles and practice of infectious disease, 6th ed philadelphia: Elsevier 2005; 4: 3307-3310.
8. Passos MRL, Carvalho AVV, Silva ARL. Miíase vulvar: relato de caso. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2003; 25(4): 291-5.
9. Zumpt F. Myiasis in man and animals in Africa. S Afr J Clin Sci. 1951; 2(1): 38-69.
10. Hall M, Wall R. Myiasis of humans and domestic animals. Adv Parasitol. 1995; 35: 257-334.
11. Francesconi F, Lupi O. Myiasis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2012; 25(1): 79-105.
12. Service M W. Lecture notes on medical entomology. Oxford: Butler and Tunner LTd. 1996: 162-65.
13. Davami MH, Kiani A, Salimi M, Farhadi E. Scalp myiasis due to Chrysomya bezziana: a case report. Iran J Dermatol. 2005; 8 (4): 311-315.
14. Ghavami MB, Djalilvand A. First Record of Urogenital Myiasis Induced by Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) from Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2015; 9(2): 274-80.
15. Rasti S, Dehghani R, Khaledi HN, Takhtfiroozeh SM, Chimehi E. Uncommon Human Urinary Tract Myiasis Due to Psychoda Sp. Larvae, Kashan, Iran: A Case Report. Iran J Parasitol. 2016; 11(3): 417-421.
16. Ramalingam S, Nurulhuda A, Bee LH. Urogenital myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in peninsular Malaysia. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1980; 11(3): 405-7.
17. Faramarzi A, Rasekhi AR, Kalantari M, Hatam GR. Chrysomya bezziana as a Causative Agent of Human Myiasis in Fars Province, Southern Iran. Iran J Arthropod-Borne Dis. 2009; 3(1): 60-63.
18. Berenji F, Hosseini-Farash BR, Marvi-Moghadam N. A Case of Secondary Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae). J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2014, 9(1): 125-130.
19. Soleimani-Ahmadi M, Vatandoost H, Hanafi-Bojd AA, Poorahmad-Garbandi F, Zare M, Vahid Hosseini SM. First report of Pharyngostomy wound myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2013; 7(2): 194-198.
20. Jokar A, Sharififard M, Jahanifard E. Prevalence of human myiasis and its epidemiological aspects in Iran from 2013 to 2020: a review study. J Prevent Med. 2022; 9(2): 102-15.
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v20i1.18116 | |
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Shakib Azad N, Kalantari M, Amin M, Barazesh A. Urogenital Myiasis in a 5 Years Old Boy: A Case Report. Iran J Parasitol. 2025;20(1):153-157.
