Second Report of Accidental Intestinal Myiasis due to Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Iran, 2015
Joint Authors
Hamed, Ramezani Awal Riabi
Hamid, Ramezani Awal Riabi
Hamid, Naghizade
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We have described a new case of accidental intestinal myiasis that had occurred due to Eristalis tenax in Iran.
A 4-year-old girl living in rural area near Bajestan city located in the south of Khorasan Razavi province visited the hospital lab with complaints of one live larva in feces and did not have other symptoms, except anal itching.
This case had a history of consuming subterranean village water and did not have a history of traveling outside the city or contact with other patients.
Conclusion.
Based on the morphology characteristic, the larva was identified as “rat-tailed maggot” or larvae fly E.
tenax.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamed, Ramezani Awal Riabi& Hamid, Ramezani Awal Riabi& Hamid, Naghizade. 2017. Second Report of Accidental Intestinal Myiasis due to Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Iran, 2015. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamed, Ramezani Awal Riabi…[et al.]. Second Report of Accidental Intestinal Myiasis due to Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Iran, 2015. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145210
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamed, Ramezani Awal Riabi& Hamid, Ramezani Awal Riabi& Hamid, Naghizade. Second Report of Accidental Intestinal Myiasis due to Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Iran, 2015. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145210
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145210