Massive oculofacial myiasis infestation with Lucilia sericata

Çavuşoğlu, Tarık; Apan, Teoman Zafer; Eker, Esabil; Vargel, İbrahim; Saray, Aydin

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2008.09.065

Cited by 17 publications

(38 citation statements)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Orbital myiasis has a severe clinical picture characterized by the intraocular invasion of maggots from eyelid myiasis, a peculiar kind of wound myiasis. Eyelid tumors are the most common predisposing factor associated with this clinical picture (29,54,60,170,367), although it may affect a previously healthy individual. Causative agents are the same as those that cause wound myiasis and vary with the geographical distribution of the flies.…”

Section: Cavitary Myiasismentioning

confidence: 99%

Myiasis

2012

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SUMMARY Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live vertebrates (humans and/or animals) with dipterous larvae. In mammals (including humans), dipterous larvae can feed on the host's living or dead tissue, liquid body substance, or ingested food and cause a broad range of infestations depending on the body location and the relationship of the larvae with the host. In this review, we deeply discuss myiasis as a worldwide infestation with different agents and with its broad scenario of clinical manifestations as well as diagnosis techniques and treatment.

show abstract

Section: Cavitary Myiasismentioning

confidence: 99%

Myiasis

2012

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Thus, blowfly strike is a significant economic problem in sheeprearing areas. In addition, human myiasis caused by L. sericata occurs most often in aged, hospitalized, and debilitated patients, which seriously affects their welfare and health (Greenberg 1984;Daniel et al 1994;Cavusoglu et al 2009). Moreover, larvae and adults of L. sericata can act as passive vectors of Mycobacterium avium subsp.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Molecular characterization and expression pattern of an odorant receptor from the myiasis-causing blowfly, Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

et al. 2011

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The blowfly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a facultative ectoparasite that causes myiasis in both man and animals, leading to serious human health problems and economic losses in the livestock industry. Like other insects, olfaction of this species plays an important role in host location and is presumably mediated by a seven transmembrane receptor family. Here, we isolate and characterize LserOR1, which is the first candidate member of the odorant receptor gene family from L. sericata. LserOR1 displayed high amino acid conservation with previously identified Or83b orthologs from different insect species. The transcripts of LserOR1 were detected in the major olfactory organs including the antennae and maxillary palps, as well as in traditionally non-olfactory tissues such as the legs and female ovipositors. In developmental studies, a quantitative real-time PCR assay was developed and validated for determining the relative expression levels of LserOR1 during several stages. In contrast to its extremely high expression in the adult stage, LserOR1 expression was at the lowest level during the egg stage, and then increased to a peak through the first two larval stages before declining in the third-instar stage. These results suggest that a broadly expressed LserOR1 receptor is likely to be essential for olfactory sensory processes throughout the lifetime of L. sericata. The present study provides the information that may aid in the development of novel blowfly repellents using olfactory proteins as molecular targets.

show abstract

“…The median age was 65 years old, and the average was 64 years (Tables ). Regarding gender, male was the most frequent one with 84 cases (68.9%), women reached 33 cases (27%), and only five subjects had unknown gender specification 5–7,17–104 …”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…1). 5–7,17–104 A case series of Sowani et␣al 98 . with 83 patients was excluded from our study due to severe limitations in the eligibility methods, lack of precision in the clinical findings, and lack of histopathological confirmation.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cutaneous myiasis in skin cancer and malignant wounds: a systematic review

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Cutaneous myiasis in patients with malignant wounds or skin cancer is a rare and undesirable event with limited epidemiological data. A subregister of reports, lack of education in the population, inadequate empirical treatments, and medical underestimation are components of a public health problem that threatens patients' lives. Methods We conducted a systematic review of the literature of cutaneous myiasis associated with malignant wounds and skin cancer, characterizing sociodemographic variables, risk factors, clinical and histological features, and treatment. Additionally, we present a demonstrative case with the adequate taxonomic evaluation. Discussion Cutaneous myiasis is an underestimated and poorly managed infestation, which can generate severe complications in oncological patients. This is the first systematic review in the literature about this clinical scenario, which provides information to the physician and clinical researcher about the epidemiological gaps and what has been published so far. Conclusions Findings from the current review have helped to display the sociodemographic, epidemiological, and clinical behavior of myiasis in skin cancer and malignant wounds. Its contribution to the greater tumor tissue destruction is clear; however, more studies are required. The therapeutic management in these patients is equally clarified.

show abstract

Massive oculofacial myiasis infestation with Lucilia sericata

Cited by 17 publications

References 3 publications

Myiasis

Myiasis

Molecular characterization and expression pattern of an odorant receptor from the myiasis-causing blowfly, Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Cutaneous myiasis in skin cancer and malignant wounds: a systematic review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About