RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Wound myiasis by housefly in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 940
OP 943
DO 10.15537/smj.2023.44.9.20220938
VO 44
IS 9
A1 Ohoud Khalid Alsaedi
A1 Munahi Mohammed Alqahtani
A1 Luluah Ali Al-Mubarak
YR 2023
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/44/9/940.abstract
AB Myiasis is the infestation of live vertebrates by dipterous larvae. Cutaneous myiasis is the most common form, although many organs can be infected by these larvae. Cutaneous myiasis is divided into 3 forms: localized furuncular, migratory, and wound myiasis, which have a worldwide distribution, but tropical and subtropical countries have a heavier burden of the disease. Herein, we report a case of scalp wound myiasis in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris caused by Muscidae domestica (M. domestica) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Cases of M. domestica myiasis are limited in the literature. We would like to raise awareness regarding the possibility of cutaneous myiasis in M. domestica in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.