Intensive care unit upper respiratory tract myiasis – a case report.
Journal Title: World Journal of Medical Images, Videos and Cases - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue
Abstract
Nosocomial myiasis is a rare event on ICU in developed countries. The paper presents a case of myasis caused by larvae of facultative myiasis agent – the blowfly Lucilia sericata. Insertion of a nasogastric tube and presence of blood and purulent drainage were main risk factors in this case. After removal of larvae there was no further implication of myiasis fort he patient.
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Grzegorz Dubiel, Krzysztof Szpila
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