• Title of article

    Case Report of Human Urinary Myiasis Caused by Clogmia albipunctata (Diptera: Psychodidae) with Morphological Description of Larva and Pupa

  • Author/Authors

    Ali El-Dib, Nadia Department of Medical Parasitology - Cairo University, El Manial, Cairo, Egypt , Abd El Wahab, Wegdan Mohamed Department of Medical Parasitology - Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt , Hamdy, Doaa Ahmed Department of Medical Parasitology - Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt , Ibrahim Ali, Mona Department of Medical Parasitology - Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt

  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    533
  • To page
    538
  • Abstract
    Background: Urinary myiasis is a form of myiasis caused mainly by larvae of Fannia scalaris, Musca, Sarcophaga, Lucilia, Wohlfahrtia, Calliphora, and rarely by Eristalis and Clogmia albipunctata. Methods: This report presents a case of female patient complaining of dysuria and frequency of micturition associated with intermittent passage of small, motile, dark-colored worm-like organisms in urine. She was a married housewife aged 24 years old referred from the Tropical Outpatient Clinic of Beni-Suef University Hospital, Egypt. The patient was subjected to a full questionnaire sheet and investigations such as CBC, stool and urine analysis and urinary ul-trasonography. Collected larvae and pupae from urine samples were examined macroscopically and microscopically. Results: The examined larvae and pupae belonged to C. albipunctata. Ivermectin was prescribed to the patient with complaint withdrawal and complete disappearance of the larvae from urine. Conclusion: This study reports the first case of urinary myiasis caused by C. albipunctata in Beni-Suef Governorate, the second in Egypt and third case worldwide. The study throws some light on the medical importance and manage-ment of urinary myiasis.
  • Keywords
    Urinary myiasis , Clogmia albipunctata , Egypt
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Serial Year
    2017
  • Record number

    2419678