First Report of Myiasis Caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patient in Argentina
| Autor: | Cecilia A. Veggiani Aybar, María Sofía Olea, Guillermina Begoña Galante, Eugenia Silvana Ortega, Néstor Daniel Centeno, Luis Segundo Olea, Maria Julia Dantur Juri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Veterinary medicine MYIASIS Otras Ciencias Biológicas COCHLIOMYIA HOMINIVORAX Population Argentina Case Report Ciencias Biológicas purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https] Myiasis Personal hygiene medicine Animals Humans Calliphoridae education purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https] Ulcer education.field_of_study Cochliomyia hominivorax ARGENTINA biology business.industry Diptera fungi Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Diabetic foot Diabetic Foot Surgery Infectious Diseases Diabetic foot ulcer Parasitology business diabetic foot ulcer Foot (unit) CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS DIABETIC FOOT |
| Zdroj: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas instacron:CONICET The Korean Journal of Parasitology |
| DOI: | 10.3347/kjp.2014.52.1.89 |
| Popis: | Myiasis is usually caused by flies of the Calliphoridae family, and Cochliomyia hominivorax is the etiological agent most frequently found in myiasis. The first case of myiasis in a diabetic foot of a 54-year-old male patient in Argentina is reported. The patient attended the hospital of the capital city of Tucumán Province for a consultation concerning an ulcer in his right foot, where the larval specimens were found. The identification of the immature larvae was based on their morphological characters, such as the cylindrical, segmented, white yellow-coloured body and tracheas with strong pigmentation. The larvae were removed, and the patient was treated with antibiotics. The larvae were reared until the adults were obtained. The adults were identified by the setose basal vein in the upper surface of the wing, denuded lower surface of the wing, short and reduced palps, and parafrontalia with black hairs outside the front row of setae. The main factor that favoured the development of myiasis is due to diabetes, which caused a loss of sensibility in the limb that resulted in late consultation. Moreover, the poor personal hygiene attracted the flies, and the foul-smelling discharge from the wound favoured the female’s oviposition. There is a need to implement a program for prevention of myiasis, in which the population is made aware not only of the importance of good personal hygiene and home sanitation but also of the degree of implication of flies in the occurrence and development of this disease. Fil: Olea, María Sofía. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto Superior de Entomología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Centeno, Néstor Daniel. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Veggiani Aybar, Cecilia Adriana. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto Superior de Entomología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Ortega, Eugenia Silvana. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto Superior de Entomología; Argentina Fil: Galante, Guillermina Begoña. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto Superior de Entomología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Olea, Luis Segundo. Provincia de Tucumán. Hospital "Ángel C. Padilla"; Argentina Fil: Dantur Juri, Maria Julia. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Instituto Superior de Entomología; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Chilecito; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina |
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