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Screw Worm Infection

MedGen UID:
11351
•Concept ID:
C0036465
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Screw Worm; Myiases, Screw Worm; Myiasis, Screw Worm; Screw Worm Infections; Screw Worm Myiases; Screw Worm Myiasis

Definition

Infection with larvae of the blow fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Callitroga americanum), a common cause of disease in livestock in the southern and southwestern U.S.A. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVScrew Worm Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Re: treatment of oral myiasis with ivermectin.
Shinohara EH
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2003 Dec;41(6):421. doi: 10.1016/s0266-4356(03)00140-2. PMID: 14614879
Case studies of emergency management of screwworm.
Reichard R
Rev Sci Tech 1999 Apr;18(1):145-63. doi: 10.20506/rst.18.1.1157. PMID: 10190211

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Otorhinolaryngological myiasis: the problem and its presentations in the weak and forgotten.
Rana AK, Sharma R, Sharma VK, Mehrotra A, Singh R
Ghana Med J 2020 Sep;54(3):173-178. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i3.8. PMID: 33883762Free PMC Article
Myiasis incidences reported in and around central province of Sri Lanka.
Bambaradeniya YTB, Karunaratne WAIP, Rakinawasam SV, Tomberlin JK, Goonerathne I, Kotakadeniya RB
Int J Dermatol 2019 Mar;58(3):336-342. Epub 2018 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14291. PMID: 30460994
Myiasis in palate by Cochliomyia hominivorax.
Vale DS, Cavalieri I, Araujo MM, Santos MB, dos Santos Canellas JV, Espínola LV, Brêda MA Jr
J Craniofac Surg 2011 Nov;22(6):e57-9. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318231e1f3. PMID: 22134326
Screwworms.
Alexander JL
J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006 Feb 1;228(3):357-67. doi: 10.2460/javma.228.3.357. PMID: 16448356
Nosocomial nasal myiasis.
Smith DR, Clevenger RR
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1986 May;110(5):439-40. PMID: 3754428

Diagnosis

Otorhinolaryngological myiasis: the problem and its presentations in the weak and forgotten.
Rana AK, Sharma R, Sharma VK, Mehrotra A, Singh R
Ghana Med J 2020 Sep;54(3):173-178. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i3.8. PMID: 33883762Free PMC Article
Human Chrysomya bezziana myiasis: A systematic review.
Zhou X, Kambalame DM, Zhou S, Guo X, Xia D, Yang Y, Wu R, Luo J, Jia F, Yuen M, Xu Y, Dai G, Li L, Xie T, Puthiyakunnon S, Wei W, Xie L, Liang S, Feng Y, Huang S, Hu Y, Mo Q, Mai R, Zhang X, Spradbery P, Zhou X
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019 Oct;13(10):e0007391. Epub 2019 Oct 16 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007391. PMID: 31618203Free PMC Article
Myiasis incidences reported in and around central province of Sri Lanka.
Bambaradeniya YTB, Karunaratne WAIP, Rakinawasam SV, Tomberlin JK, Goonerathne I, Kotakadeniya RB
Int J Dermatol 2019 Mar;58(3):336-342. Epub 2018 Nov 21 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14291. PMID: 30460994
Tropical dermatology: Venomous arthropods and human skin: Part I. Insecta.
Haddad V Jr, Cardoso JL, Lupi O, Tyring SK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Sep;67(3):331.e1-14; quiz 345. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.048. PMID: 22890734
Myiasis.
Millikan LE
Clin Dermatol 1999 Mar-Apr;17(2):191-5; discussion 105-6. doi: 10.1016/s0738-081x(99)00011-5. PMID: 10330601

Therapy

Otorhinolaryngological myiasis: the problem and its presentations in the weak and forgotten.
Rana AK, Sharma R, Sharma VK, Mehrotra A, Singh R
Ghana Med J 2020 Sep;54(3):173-178. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v54i3.8. PMID: 33883762Free PMC Article
Tropical dermatology: Venomous arthropods and human skin: Part I. Insecta.
Haddad V Jr, Cardoso JL, Lupi O, Tyring SK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Sep;67(3):331.e1-14; quiz 345. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.048. PMID: 22890734
Myiasis in palate by Cochliomyia hominivorax.
Vale DS, Cavalieri I, Araujo MM, Santos MB, dos Santos Canellas JV, Espínola LV, Brêda MA Jr
J Craniofac Surg 2011 Nov;22(6):e57-9. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318231e1f3. PMID: 22134326
Otolaryngic manifestations of myiasis.
Duque CS, Marrugo G, Valderrama R
Ear Nose Throat J 1990 Sep;69(9):619-22. PMID: 2245789
Current trends in screwworm myiasis in the Caribbean region.
Rawlins SC
Vet Parasitol 1985 Oct;18(3):241-50. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(85)90050-0. PMID: 4082449

Prognosis

Using ecological niche models to describe the geographical distribution of the myiasis-causing Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in southern South America.
Mulieri PR, Patitucci LD
Parasitol Res 2019 Apr;118(4):1077-1086. Epub 2019 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00436-019-06267-0. PMID: 30783861
Distribution Modeling of three screwworm species in the ecologically diverse landscape of North West Pakistan.
Zaidi F, Fatima SH, Khisroon M, Gul A
Acta Trop 2016 Oct;162:56-65. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.06.015. PMID: 27311386
Myiasis: the battle continues against screwworm infestation.
Reichard RE, Vargas-Terán M, Abu Sowa M
World Health Forum 1992;13(2-3):130-8. PMID: 1418323
The New World screw-worm fly in north Africa.
Beesley WN
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1991 Feb;85(1):173-9. doi: 10.1080/00034983.1991.11812543. PMID: 1888213

Clinical prediction guides

Using ecological niche models to describe the geographical distribution of the myiasis-causing Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in southern South America.
Mulieri PR, Patitucci LD
Parasitol Res 2019 Apr;118(4):1077-1086. Epub 2019 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00436-019-06267-0. PMID: 30783861
Case Report: Myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax and Dermatobia hominis: Clinical and Pathological Differences between Two Species in Northern Peru.
Failoc-Rojas VE, Molina-Ayasta C, Salazar-Zuloeta J, Samamé A, Silva-Díaz H
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Jan;98(1):150-153. Epub 2018 Jan 1 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0437. PMID: 29165211Free PMC Article
Distribution Modeling of three screwworm species in the ecologically diverse landscape of North West Pakistan.
Zaidi F, Fatima SH, Khisroon M, Gul A
Acta Trop 2016 Oct;162:56-65. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.06.015. PMID: 27311386
Oral myiasis caused by the screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax treated with subcutaneous ivermectin and creolin: report of six cases after trauma.
Duque FL, Ardila CM
Dent Traumatol 2011 Oct;27(5):404-7. Epub 2011 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2011.01004.x. PMID: 21535400
Observations on the New World screwworm fly in Libya and the risk of its entrance into Egypt.
el-Azazy OM
Vet Parasitol 1992 May;42(3-4):303-10. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(92)90072-h. PMID: 1496790

Recent systematic reviews

Human Chrysomya bezziana myiasis: A systematic review.
Zhou X, Kambalame DM, Zhou S, Guo X, Xia D, Yang Y, Wu R, Luo J, Jia F, Yuen M, Xu Y, Dai G, Li L, Xie T, Puthiyakunnon S, Wei W, Xie L, Liang S, Feng Y, Huang S, Hu Y, Mo Q, Mai R, Zhang X, Spradbery P, Zhou X
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019 Oct;13(10):e0007391. Epub 2019 Oct 16 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007391. PMID: 31618203Free PMC Article

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