Urogenital myiasis An atypical presentation

Jenabi

Case Reports in Medicine

2022

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 87%

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A Rare Case of Urogenital Myiasis in a 49-Year-Old Woman

Jenabi

Case Reports in Medicine

2022

“…In Ecuador, it varies from 4.7 to 23/100,000 population according to the region (Calvopina et al, 2020). A number of unusual cases of vaginal myiasis have been reported around the world: USA (Bury et al, 1979); Hong Kong (Chan et al, 2005); Japan (Chigusa et al, 2005); Brazil (Garbeloto et al, 2013); UK (Soulsby et al, 2016); and India (Gupta et al, 2014;Mondal et al, 2016;Paul et al, 2021). The current study was a clinico-entomological investigation into vulvo-vaginal myiasis in the Bankura district of West Bengal, India, where it has the potential to become the most frequent personal hygiene-associated skin disease, with more species and greater abundance in lower socioeconomic regions.…”

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Vulvo-vaginal myiasis among rural women in West Bengal, India

et al. 2021

Myiasis, the infestation of living or dead tissue of vertebrates by larvae (maggots) of dipterous flies, is well-known in the medical field. Different parts of the human body, such as skin, oral, nasal, urogenital are affected and named accordingly. The present study was a clinic-entomological study where the women having vulvo-vaginal myiasis were included. Maggots were collected, cultured, and adult flies were identified. A total of 34 cases of vulvo-vaginal myiasis were treated. The larvae of 29 cases were cultured into adults. Most of the women are rural (94%), illiterate and from a low socioeconomic society. The authors specified the infested sites of vulva and vagina such as vaginal, labia, clitoris, episiotomy wound, vulval growth, and prolapsed uterus. The episiotomy wound (32%) is the most common infestation site, followed by the vagina (26%). Chrysomya bezziana (76%) and Chrysomya megacephala (24%) are the identified flies. Illiterate, rural puerperal mothers of low socioeconomic status without proper health education and basic hygiene knowledge are vulnerable to myiasis.

“A rare case of bladder myiasis mimicking radiation cystitis—A first case report”

Kumar,

Saikia,

Das

et al. 2024

Clinical Case Reports

Key Clinical MessagePatients diagnosed with cancer post‐treatment are prone to have recurrent disease. Regular follow‐up of these patients enables early recognition and treatment. A tissue diagnosis before starting treatment is imperative to avoid misdiagnosis and management. Given their immunosuppression, maintaining good nutrition, body hygiene, and clean surroundings is essential to prevent the most common urinary tract infection to rare urinary myiasis infection. Cochliomyia hominivorax, Chrysomya bezziana, and Wohlfahrtia magnifica are the most prevalent flies causing myiasis in human beings. Risk factors for urinary myiasis are open or untreated wounds and debris around the genital area. Specific flies, ticks, and mosquitoes are responsible for myiasis in tropical or subtropical countries, when it is usually not transmitted from human to human. Flies lay their eggs near the urethra, and the larvae hatch and migrate to the bladder. Increased urinary frequency, haematuria, and lower abdominal pain are the most commonly found presenting symptoms. Simple preventive measures can avoid these complications. So, prevention is better than cure.