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- Title
A Case of Oral Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Korea.
- Authors
Mun Jang; Seung-Min Ryu; Sang-Chang Kwon; Jun-Ouk Ha; Young-Hoon Kim; Dong-Hyun Kim; Soon-Myung Jung; Soon-Il Lee; Woon-Mok Sohn; Hee-Jae Cha; Meesun Ock
- Abstract
We report here a case of oral myiasis in the Republic of Korea. The patient was a 37-year-old man with a 30-year history of Becker's muscular dystrophy. He was intubated due to dyspnea 8 days prior to admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). A few hours after the ICU admission, 43 fly larvae were found during suction of the oral cavity. All maggots were identified as the third instars of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by morphology. We discussed on the characteristics of myiasis acquired in Korea, including the infection risk and predisposing factors.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; MYIASIS; CASE studies; LUCILIA; BECKER muscular dystrophy; MOUTH infections; INTENSIVE care units
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2013, Vol 51, Issue 1, p119
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.119