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. 2022 Sep 1;12(9):2129. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12092129

Table 1.

Epidemiological criteria and clinical features of the myiasis reported to be caused by Clogmia albipunctata in the literature.

Author(s) Epidemiological Criteria Clinical Features References
Country Age Sex Clinical Manifestation Location Larvae Isolation/Observation * Treatment
James 1947 USA NA NA NA Urogenital NA NA [40]
Tokunanga et al. 1953 Japan 48 F NA Intestinal NA NA [41]
Zumpt 1965 Germany NA NA NA Intestinal Ingested food NA [42]
Nevill et al. 1969 Pretoria Elderly F Movement felt in nose Nasopharyngeal Observed in discharged nose excretion Application of insecticide strips for one month [43]
Mohammed and Smith 1976 Nigeria NA M Irritation in nose Nasopharyngeal Broughted by the patient NA [44]
Smith and Thomas 1979 Malaysia 7 M Severe gastro-enteritis Intestinal Observed in the vomiting NA [45]
Tu et al. 2007 Taîwan 21 M Abdominal pain and anal itching Intestinal Observed in stool sample Anthelmintic mebendazol [28]
Hovius et al. 2011 Netherland (Mexico) 18 F No symptom Urogenital Observed in menses secretions NA [46]
El-badry et al. 2014 Egypt NA F Dysuria, fever and itching in the periurethral and genital regions Urogenital Observed in urine sample Antibiotic and antiseptic treatment [21]
Mokhtar et al. 2016 Malaysia 41 F No symptom Intestinal Observed in stool sample Albendazole [47]
El-dib et al. 2017 Egypt 24 F Dysuria, pollakiuria Urogenital Observed in urine sample Ivermectin [48]
Zhang et al. 2017 China 50 F Frequent micturition and urgency Urogenital Observed in urine sample Broad-spectrum antibiotics for one week [26]
Hjaija et al. 2018 Palestine 28 F Abdominal pain with burning sensation in urinating Urogenital Observed in urine sample Antibiotic and antiseptic therapy, pleniful hydratation [27]
Sarkar et al. 2018 India 40 M Lower abdominal pain with painful burning sensation during micturition Urogenital Observed in urine sample Fluroquinolone [25]
Geremy-Depatureaux et al. 2019 Canada 57 M No symptom Urogenital Observed in urine sample Ivermectin [49]
Fatima et al. 2019 India 24 F No symptom Urogenital Observed in urine sample Ivermectin [50]
Farrag et al. 2019 Egypt 5–24 M&F Dysuria, frequency of micturition and genital pruritus Urogenital Observed in urine sample Antibiotics and Ivermectin [20]
El-dib et al. 2020 Egypt 36 M Abdominal pain, bloating sensation, diarrhea intermittent with constipation, perianal itching, irritability and insomnia Intestinal Observed in stool sample Ivermectin and Nanozoxide twice daily [51]
Gökçe et al. 2020 Turkey 43 F No symptom Urogenital and gastrointestinal Observed in stool and urine samples NA [52]
Alshimmre and Ismail 2020 Iraq 34 F Mild dysuria Urogenital Laying eggs by female flies on the underwears Antibiotics [53]
Chen et al. 2022 China 26 F No symptom Oral myiasis Isolated from residual dental root Antibiotics and Ivermectin [54]

F: Female; M: Male; NA: Not Available; *: Observed by patient or isolated by treating physician.