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Korean J Parasitol. 2009 Dec;47(4):405-407.
Published online 2009 December 02.  doi: 10.3347/kjp.2009.47.4.405.
Copyright © 2009 by The Korean Society for Parasitology
A Nasal Myiasis in a 76-Year-Old Female in Korea
Jae-Soo Kim,1 Pil-Won Seo,2 Jong-Wan Kim,3 Jai-Hyang Go,4 Soon-Cheol Jang,5 Hye-Jung Lee,6 and Min Seo6
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
3Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
4Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
5Department of Pathology, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
6Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.

Corresponding author (Email: bbbenji@naver.com )
Received August 18, 2009; Revised November 04, 2009; Accepted November 10, 2009.

Abstract

On July 2009, 5 fly larvae were discovered inside the nose of a 76-year-old female. She was living in Cheonan-si, and in a state of coma due to rupture of an aortic aneurysm. Surgery was performed on the day of admission, and the larvae were found 4 days later. By observing their posterior spiracle, the larvae were identified as Lucilia sericata. Considering the rapid development of this species, the infection was likely acquired during hospitalization. Further investigation on the hospital environment should be needed to know the origin of the infection.

Keywords: Lucilia sericata, fly larva, myiasis, nosocomial infection.
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