First Report of Nasal Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata in the Pediatric Age Group from Tehran, Iran

Shirin Sayyahfar; Ramin Zare Mahmoudabadi; Soheila Mahdavynia; Abdoulreza Esteghamati; Borna Salemi; Khadijeh Khanaliha

doi:10.18502/ijpa.v17i1.9032

First Report of Nasal Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata in the Pediatric Age Group from Tehran, Iran

Iran J Parasitol. 2022 Jan-Mar;17(1):105-110. doi: 10.18502/ijpa.v17i1.9032.

Authors

Shirin Sayyahfar¹, Ramin Zare Mahmoudabadi², Soheila Mahdavynia³, Abdoulreza Esteghamati¹, Borna Salemi⁴, Khadijeh Khanaliha¹

Affiliations

¹ Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Pediatrics, Firoozabadi Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Firoozabadi Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Myiasis is an infestation caused by dipterous larvae. Nosocomial myiasis usually occurs in bedridden patients. Herein, we report a nasal myiasis in a 12-year-old female with cerebral palsy (CP) from Tehran, Iran and provide morphological identification of Lucilia sericata as the causative agent. The infection was identified 10 days after the hospital admission. It can be categorized as a nosocomial infection. As far as we are aware, this is the first report of nasal myiasis in the pediatric age group from Tehran, Iran.

Keywords: Iran; Lucilia sericata; Myiasis; Nasal; Pediatric.

Publication types

Case Reports