Vulval myiasis: An unusual presentation of a rare entity in an adolescent female

Divya Pandey; Pragati Divedi; Prashant Kumar Mishra; Pallav Mishra

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Year : 2015 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 1 | Page : 58-60

Vulval myiasis: An unusual presentation of a rare entity in an adolescent female

Divya Pandey¹, Pragati Divedi², Prashant Kumar Mishra³, Pallav Mishra⁴
¹ Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, India
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Uttar Pradesh Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
³ Anaesthesia, Uttar Pradesh Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴ Department of Orthopedics, Sports Injury Centre, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

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DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.149924

PMID: 25709955

Human myiasis refers to parasitic infestation of body tissues by larvae of several fly species. The entity has a simple management. Human myiasis is well-documented in the literature however genital myiasis in females is scarcely reported in the literature. We hereby report this entity in an adolescent female who presented with urinary retention and concomitant urinary tract infection.

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