A Case of Internal Myiasis of the Repiratory System Associated with Pneumonia.

Choi, Eu Gene; Lim, Dong Mee; Na, Moon Jun; Yang, Jong Myeung; Lee, Young Ha; Lee, Won Young

doi:2002.53.6.650

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 53(6); 2002 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2002;53(6):650-655.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2002.53.6.650 Published online December 1, 2002.

A Case of Internal Myiasis of the Repiratory System Associated with Pneumonia.

Eu Gene Choi, Dong Mee Lim, Moon Jun Na, Jong Myeung Yang, Young Ha Lee, Won Young Lee

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Korea. eugene@kyuh.co.kr
²Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Korea.
³Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chungnam University, Daejon, Korea.

Abstract

Internal myiasis is a rare disease, which has not been reported in Korea, yet. This case report describes a patient with pneumonia associated with internal myiasis. She was 84-year old female who was admitted to the emergency department, Konyang University Hospital as a result of dyspnea and fever and a drowsy mental state. Approximately twenty fly maggots continuously crawled out from the nose at the third hospital day in the intensive care unit. These maggots were almost 7.2mm long and were identified as the genus lucilia belonging to the family Calliphoridae. In addition, a bronchial washing study showed eggs of the dipterous larvae. A lesion of this myiasis case might have been located in the respiratory system of patient. This case is the first internal myiasis of the respiratory system reported in Korea. This cases is discussed with a review of the relevant literature.

Key Words: Internal myiasis, Respiratory system, Calliphoridae, Lacilia