Literature DB >> 28741340

A human case of urogenital myiasis caused by Psychoda sp. larvae in Tripoli, Libya

Walid K Saadawi1, Taher Shaibi2, Badereddin B Annajar3.   

Abstract

Urogenital myiasis caused by Psychoda spp. involving human are very rare and present with unusual symptoms. Larvae belonging to Psychoda sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) were found in the urogenital tract of a 9-year-old girl, who lives in Tajoura, Libya, and had suffered from genital pruritus and moving larvae in urine. This is the first record of such case in Libya.

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Year:  2017        PMID： 28741340     DOI： 10.17420/ap6301.88

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ann Parasitol        ISSN： 2299-0631


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Authors:  Hugo Martínez-Rojano; Julio C Noguez; Herón Huerta
Journal:  Case Rep Infect Dis       Date:  2018-10-02

2.  Morphological and initial  molecular characterization of Clogmia albipunctatus larvae (Diptera: Psychodidae) causing urinary myiasis in Egypt.

Authors:  Haiam Mohammed Mahmoud Farrag; Enas Abdelhameed Mahmoud Huseein; Amal M Almatary; Ragaa A Othman
Journal:  PLoS Negl Trop Dis       Date:  2019-12-23
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