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Enteral myiasis causing acute dysentery: A case report

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...

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Main Authors: Amir, Amirah, Lai, Meng Yee, Sarip, Farikha., Omar, Hanita, Ismail, Wan W. H., Grover, C. S., Lau, Yee Ling, Mahmud, Rohela
Format: Article
Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2021
Subjects:
R Medicine
R Medicine (General)
RA Public aspects of medicine
Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/33946/
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Summary: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).

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