intestinal myiasis: An electron microscope study.

Myiasis is the infestation of live vertebrates (humans or animals) with dipterous larvae. , belonging to order Diptera and family Syrphidae, seldom causes accidental myiasis, usually due to ingestion of contaminated food or water by humans. Here, we report a case of intestinal myiasis in a male from Alexandria, Egypt, complaining of frequent passage of small worms in his stool. A larva and a pupa were presented to the laboratory and examined macroscopically, and then studied by a scanning electron microscope. (rat-tailed maggots) were diagnosed. Rarely diagnosed worldwide, a case of E. tenax accidental intestinal myiasis was found in a middle-aged adult male from Egypt. A larva and a pupa were identified and studied macroscopically and by scanning electron microscope.