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A case of human orotracheal myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica

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 A case of orotracheal myiasis in an 80-year-old man in coma for 1 week in the intensive care unit of Baskent University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, is reported. A number of larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica were recovered repeatedly from the mouth and from the intubation tube of the patient and were reared to adults to facilitate identification. This case history points out the risk of myiasis caused by W. magnifica in the unconscious, debilitated patient.

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  1. Başkent University, Department of Surgery, 10. Sok No:45, Bahçelievler 06490, Ankara, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    N. Çiftçio˘glu & M. Haberal

  2. Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Kürşat Altintaş

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  1. N. Çiftçio˘glu
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Received: 12 March 1996 / Accepted: 18 June 1996

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Çiftçio˘glu, N., Altintaş, K. & Haberal, M. A case of human orotracheal myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica . Parasitol Res 83, 34–36 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360050203

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