Eristalis tenax as a cause of urinary myiasis

Mumcuoglu, I; AKARSU, GÜLAY; Balaban, N; Keles, I

doi:10.1080/00365540510043275

Eristalis tenax as a cause of urinary myiasis

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Mumcuoglu I., AKARSU G., Balaban N., Keles I.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.37, no.11-12, pp.942-943, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 37 Issue: 11-12
Publication Date: 2005
Doi Number: 10.1080/00365540510043275
Journal Name: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.942-943
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Eristalis tenax, belonging to order Diptera, family Syrphidae seldomly causes intestinal myiasis. Urinary myiasis caused by Eristalis tenax larvae is a rare manifestation found in both humans and other vertebrated animals. We report a 58-y-old woman presented with painful mixing and bilateral costo-lumbar pain. The larva in her urine sample was identified as Eristalis tenax related to its typical morphology.