Morphological and Molecular Characterizations of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larvae Responsible for Wound Myiasis in French Guiana
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Patient | Etiologic Species | Infected Location | Clinical Symptom | Treatment | Reference | |||
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Myiasis Type | Age (Years Old) | Sex | Myiasis Origin | |||||
Cutaneous myiasis | 46 | ♂ | French Guiana | Dermatobia hominis | Scalp | Scalp inflamation and impetigo | Incision | [77] |
Furuncular myiasis | ? | ? | French Guiana | ? | Eye | ? | ? | [69] |
Ophthalmomyiasis (9 cases) | 1.5 months to 45 | ♂♀ | 8 (French Guiana) and 1 (Brazil) | Dermatobia hominis | Eye | Varied depending on the patient’s case | Petroleum ointment, ivermectin | [82] |
Nosocomial myiasis | 84 | ♂ | French Guiana | Cochliomyia hominivorax | Right nasal | Posterior purulent rhinorrhoea and edema on the forehead | Oral ivermectin | [81] |
Cutaneous myiasis | 31 | ♂ | French Guiana | Dermatobia hominis | Limbs | Inflammatory nodule | Topical disinfectants and systemic amoxicillin/clavulanic acid | [78] |
Cutaneous myiasis | 66 | ♂ | French Guiana | Dermatobia hominis | Forearms | Inflammatory nodule | pressing the coil, paraffin oil | [79] |
Furuncular myiasis (3 cases) | 39 1, 42 2, 59 3 | ♂ 1, ♀ 2, ♀ 3 | French guiana 1, Senegal 2, Cameroon 3 | Dermatobia hominis 1, Cordylobia anthropophaga 2, C. rodhaini 3 | Leg 1, left buttock 2, scalp & arm 3 | Punctum 1, inflammatory nodule 2, scalp nodules, pain, fatigue, and facial edema 3 | Varied depending on fly species | [80] |
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Akhoundi, M.; Mathieu, A.; Hannachi, W.; Nasrallah, J.; Quezel, G.; Blaizot, R.; Blanchet, D.; Ben Romdhane, H.; Epelboin, L.; Izri, A. Morphological and Molecular Characterizations of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larvae Responsible for Wound Myiasis in French Guiana. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 2575. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13152575
Akhoundi M, Mathieu A, Hannachi W, Nasrallah J, Quezel G, Blaizot R, Blanchet D, Ben Romdhane H, Epelboin L, Izri A. Morphological and Molecular Characterizations of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larvae Responsible for Wound Myiasis in French Guiana. Diagnostics. 2023; 13(15):2575. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13152575
Chicago/Turabian StyleAkhoundi, Mohammad, Alexandre Mathieu, Wajih Hannachi, Jade Nasrallah, Guillaume Quezel, Romain Blaizot, Denis Blanchet, Habib Ben Romdhane, Loïc Epelboin, and Arezki Izri. 2023. "Morphological and Molecular Characterizations of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larvae Responsible for Wound Myiasis in French Guiana" Diagnostics 13, no. 15: 2575. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13152575