Enteral myiasis causing acute dysentery: A case report

• 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/

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).