Journal of Cytology & Histology

First Data on Nosocomial Myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in Tunisia

Abstract

Cheikhrouhou Fatma, Talbi Roua, Triki Zied, Karoui Abdelhamid, Makni Fattouma and Ayadi Ali

Myiasis is the infestation of live human and vertebrate with dipterous larvae that feed on the host's tissues. We report a case of a nosocomial oral myiasis in an unconscious patient.