Case report: recovery of Calliphora vicina first-instar larvae from a human traumatic wound associated with a progressive necrotizing bacterial infection

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2001 Mar-Apr;64(3-4):159-61. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.64.159.

Abstract

Human myiasis caused by Calliphora vicina is rare in Europe. Here we report a case of C. vicina infection occurring in the traumatic leg wound of a healthy 21-year-old man. Firstly, a progressive necrotizing infection developed in the wound despite administration of antibiotics. Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from the wound samples. Secondly, during debridement, C. vicina first-instar larvae were isolated from the wound. To our knowledge, this is the first European case of C. vicina wound myiasis associated with severe A. hydrophila infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aeromonas hydrophila / isolation & purification*
  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Animals
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diptera / physiology*
  • Fibula / injuries
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Larva
  • Leg Injuries / complications*
  • Male
  • Metatarsus / injuries
  • Myiasis / complications
  • Myiasis / diagnosis*
  • Tibial Fractures / complications