Abstract

CAZORLA PERFETTI, Dalmiro J; MORALES MORENO, Pedro; ACOSTA, María  and  BERMUDEZ, Sergio. First report of human intestinal pseudomiasis by Eristalis tenax (Diptera, Syrphidae) in urban semiarid area from Falcon state, Venezuela. Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2011, vol.51, n.2, pp.225-228. ISSN 1690-4648.

Pseudomyiasis is the term used for the accidental entrapment of swallowed fly maggots and/or eggs immediately passing through the digestive tract. We report a case of intestinal pseudomyasis caused by the larvae of the cosmopolitan drone fly Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) in a 39 year old woman, resident in a suburban sector from Coro city, Falcon state, Venezuela. The patient immediately noticed a living larva in her stool. Although patient referred eventually became colic, her physical examination was normal, with no mental disturbance. She was in a low socioeconomic level. This is the first report of an enteric pseudomyasis by E. tenax in the semiarid zone of Falcon state, in the northwestern region of Venezuela.

Keywords : Pseudomyiasis; intestinal; Eristalis tenax; semiarid; Venezuela.