Clinical Reports
Vol. 24 No. 1 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2554

Accidental miasis caused by Piophila casei: a case report

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Received: 17 February 2014
Published: 31 March 2009
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Piophila casei, alimenti avariati, larve

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Espedito Nocera
espeditonocera@virgilio.it
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Daniele Crotti
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Miasis are infestations caused by larvae ingested with damaged food or food washed with contaminated water. Musca domestica (muscidi), Sarcophaga carnaria (sarcofagidi) and Piophila casei (piofilidi) are usually involved. The above miasis are known as involuntary, while the voluntary ingestion of larvae regards, in fact, only P. casei. In this paper we describe the case of a patient who ingested some larvae of P. casei, taking back a remarkable clinical picture.

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Accidental miasis caused by Piophila casei: a case report. (2009). Microbiologia Medica, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2009.2554

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