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

Shirin  Sayyahfar; Ramin Zare  Mahmoudabadi; Soheila  Mahdavynia; Abdoulreza  Esteghamati; Borna  Salemi; Khadijeh  Khanaliha

doi:10.18502/ijpa.v17i1.9032

Shirin Sayyahfar Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medi-cal Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ramin Zare Mahmoudabadi Department of Pediatrics, Firoozabadi Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Soheila Mahdavynia Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Firoozabadi Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abdoulreza Esteghamati Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medi-cal Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Borna Salemi Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Khadijeh Khanaliha Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medi-cal Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijpa.v17i1.9032

Keywords: Myiasis; Lucilia sericata; Pediatric; Nasal; Iran

Abstract

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 infection was identified 10 days after the hospital admission. It can be categorized as a nosocomial infection. As far as we are aware, this is the first report of nasal myiasis in the pediatric age group from Tehran, Iran.