Case report: A rare case of urinary myiasis induced by the fourth instar larvae of Telmatoscopus albipunctatus.

ABSTRACT: Telmatoscopus albipunctatus, a cosmopolitan fly, is widely distributed throughout moist environments. It is one of the most medically important insects (especially in urban environments) that may potentially cause myiasis. Urinary myiasis and other sites of infestation, including the intestine, nasal passages, lung, and derma, have been reported. This is the first case report of a Chinese middlescent woman infected with T. albipunctatus in Guangzhou, China. In the present report, a 50-year-old woman came to The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, because larvae were found when urinating in the morning; this had occurred every two days within the past two months. She complained of frequent micturition and urgency. Urine tests indicated that all indexe

SUBMITTER: Zhang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5720511 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature