Urogenital Myiasis Caused by &lt;i&gt;Psychoda albipennis&lt;/i&gt; in a Female Child in Libya

Gashout, Aisha; Amro, Ahmad; Hamarsheh, Omar; Al-Dwibe, Hamida

doi:10.4274/tpd.galenos.2019.6135

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“…Additionally, human myiasis can further be classified into primary and secondary myiasis. When dipteran fly larvae invade healthy tissues or skin it will result in primary myiasis, and when these larvae colonize pre-existing wounds it will result in secondary myiasis [ 4 , 10 ].…”

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“…It is mainly caused by the tumbu fly or the botfly [ 13 ]. Wound (traumatic) myiasis is caused by dipteran fly larvae which colonize pre-existing wounds and enlarge them [ 8 , 10 ]. While migratory (creeping) myiasis is a condition in which dipteran fly larvae burrow in the subcutaneous tissues of the host and migrate, and often causes pruritic lesions within the host tissues.…”

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Human myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

Jallow,

Gassara,

Bajinka

et al. 2024

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

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Background Human myiasis is a parasitic dipteran fly infestation that infects humans and vertebrates worldwide. However, the disease is endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. In Sub-Saharan Africa, it is under-reported and therefore its prevalence is unknown. This systematic review aims to elucidate the prevalence of human myiasis, factors that influence the infection, and myiasis-causing fly species in SSA. The review also dwelled on the common myiasis types and treatment methods of human myiasis. Methods Here, we collect cases of human myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa based on literature retrieved from PubMed, Google Scholar and Science Direct from 1959 to 2022. A total of 75 articles and 157 cases were included in the study. The recommendations of PRISMA 2020 were used for the realization of this systematic review. Results In total, 157 cases of human myiasis in SSA were reviewed. Eleven fly species (Cordylobia anthropophaga, Cordylobia rodhaini, Dermatobia hominis, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Oestrus ovis, Sarcophaga spp., Sarcophaga nodosa, Chrysomya megacephala, Chrysomya chloropyga and Clogmia albipuntum) were found to cause human myiasis in SSA. Cordylobia anthropophaga was the most prevalent myiasis-causing species of the reported cases (n = 104, 66.2%). More than half of the reported cases were from travelers returning from SSA (n = 122, 77.7%). Cutaneous myiasis was the most common clinical presentation of the disease (n = 86, 54.7%). Females were more infected (n = 78, 49.6%) than males, and there was a higher infestation in adults than young children. Conclusion The findings of this study reveals that international travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa were mostly infested therefore, we recommend that both international travelers and natives of SSA be enlightened by public health officers about the disease and its risk factors at entry points in SSA and the community level respectively. Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa often misdiagnose the disease and most of them lack the expertise to properly identify larvae, so we recommend the extensive use of molecular identification methods instead.

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Human myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

Jallow,

Gassara,

Bajinka

et al. 2024

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

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Psychoda albipennis myiasis as a rare cause of erectile dysfunction: A case report

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Psychodid flies and their implicated role in human myiasis and pseudomyiasis

Mathison,

Madriz,

Pritt

et al. 2024

J Clin Microbiol

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Several psychodid flies are commonly associated with human-inhabited environments and have been increasingly implicated in cases of human myiasis. However, the basic biology of psychodid larvae is not well-suited for survival in the human intestinal or urogenital tract, making true, prolonged myiasis unlikely. In this review, we performed a systematic literature review of published cases of purported myiasis caused by psychodid flies, their identification, associated clinical findings, and treatment. We also discuss the anatomy and lifecycle of psychodid flies in relation to their purported ability to use human tissue as a nutritive source and survive in the human alimentary or urogenital tracts. Based on the range of non-specific and varied reported clinical manifestations, lack of observed collections, life cycle patterns of psychodid flies, the mechanics of their mouthparts, and breathing requirements, we conclude that most cases likely represent incidental findings, or in rare cases possibly pseudomyiasis, rather than true myiasis, and provide recommendations for clinical evaluation and reporting so that disease misclassification and unnecessary therapy do not occur.

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Urogenital Myiasis Caused by <i>Psychoda albipennis</i> in a Female Child in Libya

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Human myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

Human myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

Psychoda albipennis myiasis as a rare cause of erectile dysfunction: A case report

Psychodid flies and their implicated role in human myiasis and pseudomyiasis

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