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

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...

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Autores principales: Sayyahfar, Shirin, Zare Mahmoudabadi, Ramin, Mahdavynia, Soheila, Esteghamati, Abdoulreza, Salemi, Borna, Khanaliha, Khadijeh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9375722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36046562
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v17i1.9032