TY  - JOUR
TI  - An Oral Myiasis Case Caused by Diptera (Calliphoridae) Larvae in Turkey
AB  - The objective of the present study is to present a patient with oral myiasis caused by Calliphoridae larvae. The patient was a63-year-old male who was transferred from Van Closed Prison to Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Medicine Research andApplication Hospital. Five alive larvae localized in different points of gingival region were observed during routine oral cleaning.These larvae belonged to Calliphoridae family. As a result, medical staff should be informed about this infestation and this parasite should be kept in mind especially in risky group of patients and necessary controls should be conducted.
AU  - Yılmaz, Hasan
AU  - TAŞ CENGİZ, Zeynep
AU  - YAKAN, Ümit
AU  - Ekici, Abdurrahman
AU  - BEYHAN, Yunus Emre
DO  - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2019.6268
PY  - 2019
JO  - Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
VL  - 43
IS  - 4
SN  - 1300-6320
SP  - 213
EP  - 215
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/339869
ER  -