Posttraumatic Human Cerebral Myiasis

Terterov, Sergei; Taghva, Alexander; MacDougall, Matthew; Giannotta, Steven L.

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2010.01.004

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“…Cerebral myiasis is exceptionally rare, with nine confirmed cases and two additional cases with clinical and radiological suspicions (64,84,177,218,276,292,338). The evolution is usually fatal, with two surviving cases.…”

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Myiasis

2012

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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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Myiasis

2012

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“…The presence of valveless veins that connect the orbit and nasal sinuses to the cranial fossa poses as a potential pathway for intracranial infestation [20]. However, only a few cases of intracranial myiasis or meningitis associated with myiasis have been reported, none of which involved O. ovis [3,5]. In most of these cases there were predisposing conditions such as trauma or neoplasm that led to secondary facultative cerebral myiasis by species typically used for maggot therapy (Calliphora vomitoria and Phaenicia sericata) [3,5].…”

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“…In addition, myiasis transmission can occur through a process called phoresis which begins when a female fly deposits eggs on arthropods that feed on mammals. When these egg carrying arthropods feed, the attached eggs hatch and burrow into the break in the skin created by the carrier [3]. In the case of Oestrus ovis, transmission occurs when females project larvae onto the muzzle (or face) of sheep (or humans) while flying.…”

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Human nasal myiasis caused by Oestrus ovis in the highlands of Cusco, Peru: Report of a case and review of the literature

2017

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Myiasis is the infestation by dipterous larvae. The larvae can infect intact or decaying tissue including the skin or epithelial surfaces of the orbits, nose, and genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. We report a case of primary obligatory nasal myiasis by Oestrus ovis in a 56-year-old man from Cusco in Peru. He presented with nasal pruritus, congestion, and sneezing white "cottony" material. The material was identified as O. ovis larvae. A literature review of publications reporting nasal myiasis caused by O. ovis is presented.

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“…Only very few cases of brain myiasis in humans have been reported worldwide (Terterov et al, 2010), including fatal cases in intracerebral myiasis. Infestations of the nose and ears are extremely dangerous because they provide the larvae with access to brain tissue.…”

Section: Myiasesmentioning

confidence: 99%