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An unusual nosocomial infection: nasotracheal myiasis.

1993; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

Josephson Rl, Sigmund Krajden,

Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

A number of fly maggots were found emerging from the nose and tracheostomy site of an 82-year-old woman who had been in a coma for two months in an acute care hospital in a large Canadian city. This case history indicates that the infestation was hospital-acquired and although undoubtedly an extremely rare occurrence, at least in Canada, points out the risk of myiasis in the unconscious, debilitated patient.