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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857
EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010, pp. 176-178
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Bioline Code: mb10053
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010, pp. 176-178
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Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by genus Sarcophaga
Das, A.; Pandey, A.; Madan, M.; Asthana, A. K. & Gautam, A.
Abstract
Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of intestinal myiasis caused by larvae of Sarcophaga. A 25 - year - old male presented with symptom of passage of live worms in stool. Following diagnosis and treatment the patient improved completely with cessation of maggots in stool.
Keywords
Intestinal myiasis, sarcophaga, myiasis
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