Document 0863
 DOCN  M9550863
 TI    Vile bodies: an endoscopic approach to nasal myiasis.
 DT    9505
 AU    Badia L; Lund VJ; Professorial Unit, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear
       Hospital,; London.
 SO    J Laryngol Otol. 1994 Dec;108(12):1083-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95165065
 AB    Nasal myiasis is the infestation of the nasal cavities by larvae
       (maggots) of Diptera flies. Several species of flies deposit their ova
       in the nose and the larvae feed on the host's tissues. We present a case
       of nasal myiasis by larvae of Oestrus ovis--Sheep Nasal Bot Fly. The
       larvae of Oestrus ovis are well known parasites in the nasal cavities
       and paranasal sinuses of sheep and goat. In Britain very rarely larvae
       may be deposited in the eye, nostrils or outer ear of man, usually
       husbandry workers. Reputedly, the larvae never survive beyond the first
       stage with acute catarrhal symptoms lasting only a few days. This is the
       first reported case in the UK of an urban-dwelling patient infected by
       mature, third instar larvae of O. ovis. His nasal infestation resolved
       after endoscopic removal of the live maggots.
 DE    Adult  Animal  Case Report  Diptera/ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY  *Endoscopy
       Human  HIV Infections/COMPLICATIONS  Larva/ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY  Male
       Myiasis/COMPLICATIONS/*THERAPY  Nose/*PARASITOLOGY  Nose
       Diseases/*PARASITOLOGY/THERAPY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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