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Case Reports
. 2010 Apr-Jun;28(2):176-8.
doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.62503.

Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by genus Sarcophaga

A Das  1 , A Pandey, M Madan, A K Asthana, A Gautam
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Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by genus Sarcophaga

A Das et al. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2010 Apr-Jun.
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Abstract

Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of intestinal myiasis caused by larvae of Sarcophaga. A 25 - year - old male presented with symptom of passage of live worms in stool. Following diagnosis and treatment the patient improved completely with cessation of maggots in stool.

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