Pneumocephalus: a rare complication of nasal myiasis

Kuruvilla, George; Albert, Rita Ruby; Job, Anand; Ranjith, Vellithiruthi Thazhath; Selvakumar, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.07.014

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“…In a patient with nasal myiasis, pneumocephalus was reported as the complication [7]. The common families which cause myiasis are Sarcophagidae and Calliphorinae [8].…”

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A Nasal Myiasis in a 76-Year-Old Female in Korea

et al. 2009

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On July 2009, 5 fly larvae were discovered inside the nose of a 76-year-old female. She was living in Cheonansi, and in a state of coma due to rupture of an aortic aneurysm. Surgery was performed on the day of admission, and the larvae were found 4 days later. By observing their posterior spiracle, the larvae were identified as Lucilia sericata. Considering the rapid development of this species, the infection was likely acquired during hospitalization. Further investigation on the hospital environment should be needed to know the origin of the infection.

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“…In a patient with nasal myiasis, pneumocephalus was reported as the complication [7]. The common families which cause myiasis are Sarcophagidae and Calliphorinae [8].…”

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A Nasal Myiasis in a 76-Year-Old Female in Korea

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“…These complications may be infectious, such as orbit or facial cellulites, or destructive in nature, with the ulceration of the posterior pharyngeal wall, septal perforation with saddle nose, palatal perforation (16,305), and, in extreme cases, penetration into the central nervous system, with meningitis, pneumocephalus (193), or death, with a fatality rate of up to 1.19% (305). The invasion of the sinus cavities may impose a differential diagnosis of sinusitis.…”

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Myiasis

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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.

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“…However complications have been described, as in the case of a patient with a nasal myiasis complicated by apneumocephalus [10]. …”

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“…The anterior end or pseudocephalon has two visible buccal hooks (Figure 2). The last metamerus carries the posterior sub-circular stigmata with a central button, Pierced with numerous pores [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] (Figure 3). …”

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“…Nasal myiasis is much more prevalent in tropical countries. The localizations in humans are varied: Cutaneous and subcutaneous, gastrointestinal, genitourinaryor cavities of the face that can cause damage to the nasal cavities, ear canal or eyes [8] Clinically, human myiasis may be benign and asymptomatic, or on the contrary may lead to violent disturbances or even death [9,10]. Among these types of myiasis, the nasal form is relatively rare [11,12].…”

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Report of a Case of Human Nasal Myiasis Caused By Second Instar Larvae of Oestrus Ovis in CHU Oran: Review of Literature

Zakaria¹,

Abdelhalim²

2018

J Appl Microbiol Biochem

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Myiasis is the invasion of human and animal organs and tissues by dipteran larvae. This is a case report of a human nasal myiasis caused by the second instar larvae of the sheep bot fly, Oestrusovis. The cases of human myiasis at Oestrusovis are accidental and rare, mainly affecting the eyes. In the literature, there are only sporadic reports of nasal myiasis.We present a new case of nasal myiasis caused by the second instar larvae of Oestrusovis in a 29-year-old male patient, originally from OuedRhiou in the west of Algeria, whois a medical doctor suffering from signs of rhinosinusitis.

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Pneumocephalus: a rare complication of nasal myiasis

Cited by 16 publications

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A Nasal Myiasis in a 76-Year-Old Female in Korea

A Nasal Myiasis in a 76-Year-Old Female in Korea

Myiasis

Report of a Case of Human Nasal Myiasis Caused By Second Instar Larvae of Oestrus Ovis in CHU Oran: Review of Literature

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