Infantile Nosocomial Myiasis in Iran

Myiasis, the invasion of live human tissue by larva of Diptera, is reported in the nasal cavity of a 5.5-year-old Iranian girl. She was referred from Golestan Province to the Shaheed Rajaei Heart Center in Tehran. In the 41th day after admission, a live parasite was found in her nasal secretions suc...

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Main Authors: NasehMaleki Ravasan, Mansoureh Shayeghi, Babak Najibi, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/177/109