Intestinal Myiasis in a Malaysian Patient Caused by Larvae of Clogmia albipunctatus (Diptera: Psychodidae)

We report a case of human intestinal myiasis in a 41-yr-old female patient presented at a clinic in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. Larvae passed out in the patient’s feces were sent to the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. DNA barcoding confirmed the second case of intestinal myiasis in Malaysia involving the larvae of Clogmia albipunctatus (Duckhouse) (Diptera: Psychodidae). We review reported cases of myiasis and discuss the present case of intestinal myiasis in an urban patient.

Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - June 29, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: Mokhtar, A. S., Braima, K. A. O., Peng Chin, H., Jeffery, J., Mohd Zain, S. N., Rohela, M., Lau, Y. L., Jamaiah, I., Wilson, J.-J., Abdul-Aziz, N. M. Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research