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A Case of Oral Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Korea

  • Jang, Mun (Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center) ;
  • Ryu, Seung-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center) ;
  • Kwon, Sang-Chang (Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center) ;
  • Ha, Jun-Ouk (Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Young-Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center) ;
  • Jung, Soon-Myung (Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Soon-Il (Department of Internal Medicine, Busan St. Mary's Medical Center) ;
  • Sohn, Woon-Mok (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cha, Hee-Jae (Department of Parasitology and genetics, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ock, Meesun (Department of Parasitology and genetics, Kosin University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2012.07.03
  • Accepted : 2012.08.22
  • Published : 2013.03.15
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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.

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