Intestinal Myiasis in a Malaysian Patient Caused by Larvae of Clogmia albipunctatus (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Mokhtar AS 1 , Braima KA 1 , Peng Chin H 2 , Jeffery J 1 , Mohd Zain SN 3 , Rohela M 1 Show all authors , Lau YL 1 , Jamaiah I 1 , Wilson JJ 4 , Abdul-Aziz NM 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (aidasyafinaz87@gmail.com; kamilalibraima@gmail.com; johnjeffery4@gmail.com; rohela@ummc.edu.my; yllau@ummc.edu.my; jamaiah@ummc.edu.my; noisha@ummc.edu.my)
  • 2 Klinik Hope, 29-1, Jalan 4/1, Taman Bukit Serdang, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia (howcorp@gmail.com)
  • 3 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (nsheena@um.edu.my)
  • 4 Museum of Zoology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (johnwilson@um.edu.my), Ecology and Biodiversity Program, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and
  • 5 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (aidasyafinaz87@gmail.com; kamilalibraima@gmail.com; johnjeffery4@gmail.com; rohela@ummc.edu.my; yllau@ummc.edu.my; jamaiah@ummc.edu.my; noisha@ummc.edu.my), noisha@ummc.edu.my
J Med Entomol, 2016 Apr 25.
PMID: 27113101 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjw014

Abstract

We report a case of human intestinal myiasis in a 41-yr-old female patient presented at a clinic in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. Larvae passed out in the patient's feces were sent to the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. DNA barcoding confirmed the second case of intestinal myiasis in Malaysia involving the larvae of Clogmia albipunctatus (Duckhouse) (Diptera: Psychodidae). We review reported cases of myiasis and discuss the present case of intestinal myiasis in an urban patient.

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