Traumatic myiasis from Sarcophaga (Bercaeal cruentata Meigen, 1826 (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) in a hospital environment: reporting of a clinical case following polytrauma

J Prev Med Hyg. 2010 Mar;51(1):50-2.

Abstract

We present a case of cutaneous myiasis occurring in a hospital environment (nosocomial myiasis) in an patient with serious multiple traumas sustained in a motorcycle accident. The agent responsible for the myiasis was identified as Sarcophaga cruentata (Meigen 1826). The larvae found in the necrotic wound were removed and the necessary environmental measures were taken to avoid further infestation. Although nonocomial myiasis is a form of parasitosis already cited in the in literature, it is a rare event and worthy of attention to aid in identifying parasitosis in hospitalized subjects in order to expedite proper diagnosis and treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / parasitology*
  • Cross Infection / therapy
  • Female
  • Fractures, Open / parasitology*
  • Humans
  • Multiple Trauma
  • Myiasis* / diagnosis
  • Myiasis* / therapy
  • Necrosis
  • Tibial Fractures / parasitology*
  • Wound Infection / parasitology*
  • Wound Infection / pathology