Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae): A Case Report

1 May 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology

Vol. 26 (3) , 228-229
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/26.3.228

Abstract

A case of urogenital myiasis in a patient with transverse myelitis is reported from Imphal, Manipur, India. The larvae of Megaselia scalaris Lowe were recovered repeatedly from the urine of the patient and were reared to adult to facilitate identification. This is the first known case of urinary myiasis caused by M. scalaris in India.

Keywords

INSECTA
TRANSVERSE MYELITIS
LARVAE
DYSURIA AND FREQUENCY