Urinary myiasis: not your typical urinary tract infection

Urinary myiasis: not your typical urinary tract infection

A Canadian traveler returns from Irak and Afghanistan reporting larvae expulsion during micturition. We report the first case of urinary myiasis in Canada and discuss the differential diagnosis and clinical approach to this rare disease.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of travel medicine 2019-12, Vol.26 (8)
Hauptverfasser: Geremy-Depatureaux, Agnes, Rouleau, Danielle, Thivierge, Karine, Cecan, Alexandra, Levesque-Beaudin, Valerie, Libman, Michael, Giroux, Marjolaine, Luong, Me-Linh
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Differential diagnosis
Expulsion
Larvae
Myiasis
Rare diseases
Urinary tract
Urinary tract infections
Urination
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Zusammenfassung:A Canadian traveler returns from Irak and Afghanistan reporting larvae expulsion during micturition. We report the first case of urinary myiasis in Canada and discuss the differential diagnosis and clinical approach to this rare disease.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1093/jtm/taz081