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A Case of Oral Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Korea |
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| 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 |
| Institution: | 1Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary''s Medical Center, Busan 538-41, Korea.;2Department of Parasitology and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-751, Korea.;3Department of Parasitology and genetics, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 602-703, Korea. |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | Lucilia sericata oral myiasis predisposing factor nosocomial infection |