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Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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dc.contributor.author Ly, Priscilla
dc.contributor.author Aizenberg, Adiel
dc.contributor.author Martin, Taylor
dc.contributor.author Lopez, Martha
dc.contributor.author Arturo Saldaña, Miguel
dc.contributor.author Hughes, Grant Leslie
dc.contributor.author Cabada, Miguel Mauricio
dc.date.accessioned 2018-08-10T20:11:15Z
dc.date.available 2018-08-10T20:11:15Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/3773
dc.description.abstract Myiasis is the infestation by dipterous fly larvae in humans and animals. The larvae can infect living or necrotic tissue involving the skin, nasopharynx, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal tracts. The accidental ingestion of eggs causes infection of the intestinal tract. We report a case of intestinal myiasis caused by Sarcophaga spp. larvae in a two-year-old child from Limatambo province in the Cusco region of Peru. Live larvae were identified incidentally in this child’s stool sample during the study screening for Strongyloides stercoralis. The child did not have any constitutional or abdominal symptoms. The morphological examination of the specimen under magnification revealed Sarcophaga spp. larvae. We performed a literature review of publications reporting intestinal myiasis caused by Sarcophaga spp. and discussed key aspects of this infestation. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Hindawi
dc.relation.ispartofseries Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Intestinal Myiasis en_US
dc.subject Sarcophaga spp en_US
dc.subject Cusco en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Review en_US
dc.title Intestinal Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. in Cusco, Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3685439
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn 2090-6633


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