Enteral myiasis causing acute dysentery: A case report

• Main Authors: Amir, Amirah, Lai, Meng Yee, Sarip, Farikha., Omar, Hanita, Ismail, Wan W. H., Grover, C. S., Lau, Yee Ling, Mahmud, Rohela
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/33946/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Enteral myiasis or intestinal myiasis is acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with dipteran fly eggs or larvae. Here, we describe a patient with intestinal myiasis presenting with acute dysentery caused by the larva of Hermetia illucens. The larva was identified morphologically, and its...