Neonatal oral myiasis caused by the larvae of Sarcophaga ruficornis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): a case report, BMC Infectious Diseases

Background Myiasis is caused by dipterous larvae, and rarely affects the mouth. Diagnosis by traditional means is easy to be confused with other similar species. Here, we report a case of oral myiasis, in a 5-month-old infant who was diagnosed by morphological examination and molecular biological methods. Case presentation A 5-month old infant with acute myeloid leukemia was admitted due to recurrent skin masses for more than 4 months. The infant had lip swelling, which prevented him from closing the mouth and membranes were present in his mouth and there were also oral ulcers and erosions. Ten maggots were found in the mouth and one in the ear canal with pus flowing out and were confirmed as the third stage larvae of Sarcophaga ruficornis by morphological examination and a comparison of sequence of cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COX1) gene. After removal of the maggots and chemotherapy, the infant ’s condition was gradually improved. Conclusions To the best of our our knowledge, this is the first neonatal oral myiasis case reported in China and its diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. Microscopy combined with specific DNA sequence analysis is an effective technological tool to provide rapid diagnoses of the larva specimen and cases of rare diseases, as illustrated in the current case.

PDF] Cutaneous superficial myiasis: report of a rare nosocomial

Muscle attachment site patterns for species determination in West

Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A flesh

A case report of nosocomial myiasis caused by Musca domestica and

First instar larvae of endemic Australian Miltogramminae (Diptera

SEM of the second stage larvae of Sarcophaga sp. Mouth hooks are smooth

Stereomicroscope image of M. scalaris. (A) Full larva showing

PDF] Nosocomial Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Neonatal Myiasis by Sarcophaga spp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Mexico

Insects, Free Full-Text