First case report of human myiasis with Sarcophaga species in Makkah city in the wound of a diabetic patient

We have reported a case of a 40-year-old male diabetic patient, resident of a rural area, who visited the outpatient clinic of the diabetic center in Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He came to seek medical advice for a single wound in the back of the shoulder since 1 month. After e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of natural science, biology and medicine biology and medicine, 2013-01, Vol.4 (1), p.225-228
Hauptverfasser: Zaglool, Dina, Tayeb, Khaled, Khodari, Yousif, Farooq, Mian
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We have reported a case of a 40-year-old male diabetic patient, resident of a rural area, who visited the outpatient clinic of the diabetic center in Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He came to seek medical advice for a single wound in the back of the shoulder since 1 month. After examination, a larva was eliminated and sent to laboratory for confirmation. It was confirmed as the third-stage larva of Sarcophaga species after macroscopic and microscopic examination. This is the first case of a patient having diabetic wound myiasis with the larva of Sarcophaga species reported in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia.
ISSN:0976-9668
2229-7707
DOI:10.4103/0976-9668.107301