Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by genus Sarcophaga.
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2010-04
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Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of intestinal myiasis caused by larvae of Sarcophaga. A 25 - year - old male presented with symptom of passage of live worms in stool. Following diagnosis and treatment the patient improved completely with cessation of maggots in stool.
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Intestinal myiasis, sarcophaga, myiasis
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Das A, Pandey A, Madan M, Asthana A K, Gautam A. Accidental intestinal myiasis caused by genus Sarcophaga. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2010 Apr-Jun; 28(2): 176-178.