Rhinomyiasis by Oestrus ovis in a tourist returning from Corsica

Rhinomyiasis by Oestrus ovis in a tourist returning from Corsica

In the Mediterranean basin, one of the most important agents of myiasis is Oestrus ovis Linnaeus 1758 (Diptera, Oestridae). Herein, we report a rare case of nasal myiasis with a secondary infection complication in a patient from northern Italy who had been visiting Corsica. A healthy, 39-year-old It...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 118; no. 12; pp. 3217 - 3221
Main Authors: Brini, C., Nguon, B., Miglietta, E., Sala, L., Acutis, P. L., Riina, M. V., Rossi, L., Serusi, E., Gervasio, C. F., Tamponi, C., Scala, A., Varcasia, A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-12-2019
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Arthropods and Medical Entomology - Original Paper
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Burning
Cough
Headache
Health aspects
Immunology
Infection
Infestation
Larviposition
Maxillary sinus
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Mucosa
Myiasis
Nose
Oestrus ovis
Pharynx
Secondary infection
Secretions
Sinus
France
Corsica
Mediterranean Area
Sheep bot fly
Nasal myiasis
Oestrus ovis
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Summary:In the Mediterranean basin, one of the most important agents of myiasis is Oestrus ovis Linnaeus 1758 (Diptera, Oestridae). Herein, we report a rare case of nasal myiasis with a secondary infection complication in a patient from northern Italy who had been visiting Corsica. A healthy, 39-year-old Italian woman spent 2 weeks of vacation in Corsica in June 2018. During her stay, she suddenly felt a foreign body inside her nose, followed by cough, pain, burning at the pharyngeal level, cephalalgia, and nasal congestion with secretions from the nostrils. The clinical examination showed a hyperemic and irritated mucosa and endoscopic examination of the patient’s nose and right maxillary sinus revealed three tiny mobile larvae, morphologically and molecular identified as L1 instar larvae of Oestrus ovis . The patient’s infestation was probably imported from Corsica, as Mediterranean islands are ideal geographical areas for the development of O. ovis , and the timing of infestation match with the period of O. ovis larviposition . Although rhinomyiasis is rare, it should be considered in people returning from abroad presenting with an acute-onset and foreign body sensation in the nose.
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ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-019-06508-2