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Cavitary myiasis

MedGen UID:
1631496
Concept ID:
C4707154
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: cavitary myiasis; Infestation of body cavity caused by fly larvae
SNOMED CT: Cavitary myiasis (764811001); Infestation of body cavity caused by fly larvae (764811001)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015623
Orphanet: ORPHA165958

Definition

A rare parasitic disease characterised by the infestation of natural body cavities with dipteran larvae. Clinical presentation is variable depending on the affected site(s) and degree of infestation and include foreign-body sensation (with or without movement sensation), haemorrhage, pain, oedema, sensory loss, malodour, and pruritus, among others. Neurological features (motor deficits, seizures, reduced mental status, extrapyramidal signs) have been reported in cerebral myiasis. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCavitary myiasis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Gour S, Ramesh G, Kumar V, Thapliyal GK, Nagarajappa R
J Exp Ther Oncol 2018 May;12(3):211-216. PMID: 29790312

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Etiology

Gour S, Ramesh G, Kumar V, Thapliyal GK, Nagarajappa R
J Exp Ther Oncol 2018 May;12(3):211-216. PMID: 29790312

Diagnosis

Lysaght TB, Wooster ME, Jenkins PC, Koniaris LG
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Dec;97(52):e13627. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000013627. PMID: 30593131Free PMC Article
Gour S, Ramesh G, Kumar V, Thapliyal GK, Nagarajappa R
J Exp Ther Oncol 2018 May;12(3):211-216. PMID: 29790312
Silveira MA, Pinheiro SD, Silva VC, Azevedo MA, Correia RO
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2015 May-Jun;81(3):336-8. Epub 2015 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.01.005. PMID: 25900718Free PMC Article

Therapy

Lysaght TB, Wooster ME, Jenkins PC, Koniaris LG
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Dec;97(52):e13627. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000013627. PMID: 30593131Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Silveira MA, Pinheiro SD, Silva VC, Azevedo MA, Correia RO
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2015 May-Jun;81(3):336-8. Epub 2015 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.01.005. PMID: 25900718Free PMC Article

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