Eristalis tenax as a cause of urinary myiasis

Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(11-12):942-3. doi: 10.1080/00365540510043275.

Abstract

Eristalis tenax, belonging to order Diptera, family Syrphidae seldomly causes intestinal myiasis. Urinary myiasis caused by Eristalis tenax larvae is a rare manifestation found in both humans and other vertebrate animals. We report a 58-y-old woman presented with painful mixing and bilateral costo-lumbar pain. The larva in her urine sample was identified as Eristalis tenax related to its typical morphology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diptera / pathogenicity*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Larva / pathogenicity
  • Middle Aged
  • Myiasis / etiology*
  • Myiasis / parasitology
  • Turkey
  • Urinary Tract Infections / etiology*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / parasitology
  • Water / parasitology
  • Water Supply

Substances

  • Water