Author(s): M Salimi | D Goodarzi | MH Karimfar | H Edalat
Journal: Iranian Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
ISSN 1735-7179
Volume: 4;
Issue: 1;
Start page: 72;
Date: 2010;
Original page
Keywords: Lucilia | Wohlfahrtia | Urogenital | Myiasis | Iran
ABSTRACT
"nWe report a case of human urogenital myiasis in an 86-year-old rural man with a penil ulcer and numerous alive and motile larvae from urethra and glans penis. Entomological studies on adult flies showed the larvae were Lucilia sericata and Wohlfahrtia magnifica. The clinical presentation and treatment strategies are discussed.
Journal: Iranian Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
ISSN 1735-7179
Volume: 4;
Issue: 1;
Start page: 72;
Date: 2010;
Original page
Keywords: Lucilia | Wohlfahrtia | Urogenital | Myiasis | Iran
ABSTRACT
"nWe report a case of human urogenital myiasis in an 86-year-old rural man with a penil ulcer and numerous alive and motile larvae from urethra and glans penis. Entomological studies on adult flies showed the larvae were Lucilia sericata and Wohlfahrtia magnifica. The clinical presentation and treatment strategies are discussed.
