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Case Reports
. 2011:11:163.
doi: 10.1673/031.011.16301.

Patient with tracheostomy parasitized in hospital by larvae of the screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax

José A Batista-da-Silva  1 , Gonzalo E M Borja, Margareth M C Queiroz
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Patient with tracheostomy parasitized in hospital by larvae of the screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax

José A Batista-da-Silva et al. J Insect Sci. 2011.

Abstract

Myiasis is the infestation of living vertebrates by fly larvae that feed for at least part of their development on the host's dead or living tissues, body substances, or ingested food. The occurrences of traumatic myiasis in humans and animals in urban and rural environments represent serious economic and public health concerns. This study reports a 49-year-old tracheostomized man undergoing chemotherapy treatment who was parasitized in the hospital in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by larvae of the screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the thoracic cavity.

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Figure 1.
Human myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in a man with tracheostomy; (A) larva inside the trachea and (B) larva coming out of the trachea. High quality figures are available online.
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