Enteral myiasis causing acute dysentery: A case report
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2021
Abstract
Enteral myiasis or intestinal myiasis is acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with dipteran fly eggs or larvae. Here, we describe a patient with intestinal myiasis presenting with acute dysentery caused by the larva of Hermetia illucens. The larva was identified morphologically, and its species confirmed through molecular analysis using polymerase chain reaction and sequencing based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI).
Keywords
Intestinal myiasis, Dysentery, Hermetia illucens, Black soldier fly
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
Volume
38
Issue
1
Publisher
Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
Publisher Location
21-5-2, BLOCK, E, DIAMOND SQUARE, JALAN 3-50, OFF JALAN GOMBAK, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
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