Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2019, Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 9-12
https://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.31_10062019Mahmood Alawainati1*, Hala Radhi2, Mahran Kazerooni2, Abdulrahman AlAwadhi3
1Family Medicine, Ministry of health, Manama, Bahrain.
2Ear, Nose and throat, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain.
3Pathology, Salmaniya Medical Complex.
*Corresponding author:
Mahmood Alawainati, Family Medicine, Ministry of health, Bahrain; Email: Mja91@live.com
Received date: June 10, 2019; Accepted date: September 23, 2019; Published date: October 03, 2019
Abstract
Myiasis, an infestation of humans or animals with dipterous maggots, is rarely encountered in developed countries but should be suspected in patients who present with animate nasal foreign bodies. We reportthe case of an 18-year-old male who presented with bilateral nasal discharge to our tertiary hospital inBahrain. The diagnosis of nasal myiasis was confirmed by parasitological microscopic assessment and the patient was treated accordingly. Our patient had an excellent prognosis due to prompt diagnosisand treatment. Although the parasitological confirmation of nasal myiasis determines the type of larva,treatment should not be delayed in lieu of parasitological confirmation.
Keywords: Myiasis, Sarcophaga spp., Larva, Diptera, Nasal discharge