Report of a rare case of severe allergic reaction due to nasal myiasis and a brief review of the literature in Turkey

Erenler, Ali Kemal; TURAN>, Ahu Pınar; Ay, Özlem Oymak; Özkan, Ayşegül Taylan

doi:10.1177/2050313x19843390

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“…8 Severe allergic reaction associated with nasal myiasis has also been reported. 1 Identification of species causing myiasis is a task for entomologists. The larvae are sent for analysis after being removed from the nasal cavity and fixed in ethanol.…”

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A Case of Nasal Myiasis in a Patient with Intestinal Type Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma

Atalay¹,

Kars²,

KÖYCEĞİZ³

et al. 2022

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Myiasis is an infestation caused by fly, mosquito or midge larvae settling on animals or humans and feeding on dead or living tissues or nutrients digested by them. The manifestation caused by larvae settling in living tissues is known as primary myiasis, while that caused by larvae in dead tissues is known as secondary myiasis. Nasal, ocular, oral, gastrointestinal urogenital region, and cutaneous involvement may be observed. While it is very rare in healthy individuals, myiasis may be seen in individuals with low socio-cultural levels, due to poor hygienic conditions, or in individuals with an underlying malignancy or disease. 1 We report a case of nasal myiasis developing in an 82-year-old man with untreated sinonasal adenocarcinoma.

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A Case of Nasal Myiasis in a Patient with Intestinal Type Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma

Atalay¹,

Kars²,

KÖYCEĞİZ³

et al. 2022

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“…Myiasis cases in Turkey were found to be caused by Diptera. Species belonging to the family Calliphoridae (Şenel et al, 2016), Sarcophagidae (Yücesan et al, 2021), Oestridae (Erenler et al, 2019), Psychodidae (Şahin et al, 2018;Gökçe, 2020;Şen and Polat, 2021), and Simuliidae (Akarsu et al, 2003) were recorded as the causative agent of myiasis in Turkey. These species are mostly aquatic Diptera larvae (Psychodidae and Simuliidae).…”

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Little Known Aspects of Aquatic Insects: Myiasis

Gökçe

2022

Acta Aquatica Turcica

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Among invertebrates, Diptera, an aquatic insect, has the largest group of species. Aquatic Diptera larvae live in a highly distinctive environment in contact with vertebrates, humans, contaminated water, and depositing eggs in the host organism due to their life cycle. This study aims to describe various aspects of Clogmia albipunctata one of myiasis insects causing a disease that affects both living and dead vertebrates as well as humans and whose symptoms are often overlooked. Furthermore, the study is remarkable since it is the first report of C. albipunctata (Psychodidae) in an indoor drainage system, except for humans, vertebrates, and natural ecosystems. SEM images gave a detailed description of the larvae and confirmed the species identification. When their life cycles were investigated, it was determined that in addition to myiasis, C. albipunctata larvae (drain fly or moth fly) played a vital role in the movement of bacteria from drains to indoor places, such as toilets, bathrooms, showers, and kitchens. Multi-drug resistant bacteria populate C. albipunctata, which possesses synanthropic behavior, and may play a major role in its transmission. This study focused on accidental myiasis. KeywordsÖzet: Omurgasızlar arasında Diptera, en fazla sucul türe sahip olan böcek grubudur. Sucul Diptera'nın yaşam döngüsünde omurgalılar ve insanlarla karşılaşması, konakçı organizmaya yumurtlaması veya yumurta bırakılan kontamine su ile olan temas, sucul Diptera larvalarının çok farklı bir çevrede yaşamasına sebep olur. Bu çalışmanın amacı, insanlar kadar canlı ve ölü omurgalıları etkileyen ve semptomları sıklıkla gözden kaçan miyaz böceklerinden biri olan Clogmia albipunctata' yı çeşitli yönleriyle tanımlamaktır. Ayrıca çalışma, C. albipunctata' nın (Psychodidae) insan, omurgalılar ve doğal ekosistemler dışında bir kapalı gider sistemindeki ilk kayıt olması nedeniyle dikkat çekicidir. SEM görüntüleri, larvanın detaylı tanımlamasına izin vermiş ve tür tanımlamasını doğrulamıştır. Yaşam döngüleri incelendiğinde miyazise ek olarak C. albipunctata larvalarının (gider sineği ya da güve sineği), bakterilerin giderlerden tuvalet, banyo, duş, mutfak gibi iç mekanlara taşınmasında kritik bir rol oynadığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca, çoklu ilaca dirençli bakteriler, sinantropik davranışa sahip olan ve bulaşıda önemli bir rol oynayabilen C. albipunctata' da yerleşir. Bu çalışma, sucul böceklerin tesadüfi miyazisi üzerine odaklanmıştır.

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Grub in the mouth: an unusual case with review of literature

Astekar¹,

Gujjar²,

Upadhyay³

et al. 2020

BMJ Case Rep

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Oral myiasis is a rare disease, identified primarily in non-industrialised nations. It is caused fundamentally by the attack of larvae from Dipteran flies on the human tissues. Predisposing factors for oral myiasis are extraction wounds, destitute oral cleanliness, meagreness, mouth breathing amid rest, suppurative injuries, necrotic tissues, diabetes and perivascular infections primarily within the elderly, extreme halitosis, alcohol addiction, cerebral paralysis and components that favour prolonged mouth opening. Myiasis may have predilection to patients with mental challenges, cerebral palsy and hemiplegia due to unfortunate physical agility. The present case reports an oral myiasis in a 25-year-old woman who was mentally challenged. This condition was treated by topical application of turpentine oil with manual expulsion of hatchlings, taken after by surgical debridement and wide range antimicrobials.

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Report of a rare case of severe allergic reaction due to nasal myiasis and a brief review of the literature in Turkey

Cited by 3 publications

References 31 publications

A Case of Nasal Myiasis in a Patient with Intestinal Type Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma

A Case of Nasal Myiasis in a Patient with Intestinal Type Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma

Little Known Aspects of Aquatic Insects: Myiasis

Grub in the mouth: an unusual case with review of literature

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