myiasis

myiasis /my·i·a·sis/ (mi-i´ah-sis) invasion of the body by the larvae of flies, characterized as cutaneous (subdermal tissue), gastrointestinal, nasopharyngeal, ocular, or urinary, depending on the region invaded.

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my·ia·sis (m-ss, m--ss)

n. pl. -ses (-sz)

1. Infestation of tissue by fly larvae.

2. A disease resulting from such infestation.

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myiasis

[mī′yəsis]

Etymology: Gk, myia, fly, osis, condition

infection or infestation of the body by the larvae of flies, usually through a wound or an ulcer, but rarely through intact skin.

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myiasis [mi-i´ah-sis]

invasion of the body by the larvae of flies, characterized as cutaneous (subdermal tissue), gastrointestinal, nasopharyngeal, ocular, or urinary, depending on the region invaded.

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myiasis

invasion of the body by the larvae of flies, characterized as cutaneous (subdermal tissue), gastrointestinal, nasopharyngeal, ocular or urinary, depending on the region invaded.

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blowfly myiasis

see cutaneous myiasis (below).

cutaneous myiasis

infestation of devitalized skin, skin covered by hair or wool fouled by feces or urine, or skin wounds by maggots of Lucilia spp., Phormia spp., Calliphora spp. Sheep are especially susceptible and large areas of skin may be destroyed and the sheep die as a result. Called also calliphorine myiasis, blowfly myiasis or strike and struck.

gastrointestinal myiasis

see gastric habronemiasis, gasterophilosis.

nasal myiasis

oestrusovis infestation.

ocular myiasis

see onchocerciasis, thelaziasis.

oculovascular myiasis

gedoelstiahassleri infection, in which the eye is invaded by larvae per medium of the vascular system.

oestrid myiasis

includes invasion of tissues by larvae of Oestrus spp. and Hypoderma spp.

screw-worm myiasis

see screw-worm myiasis.

warble myiasis

see hypoderma.

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myiasis

An infection or infestation of tissues or cavities by larvae of flies. In the eye (called ophthalmomyiasis or ocular myiasis) the larvae may affect the ocular surface, the conjunctival sac, the intraocular tissues or occasionally the deeper orbital tissues. Treatment consists of the mechanical removal of the larvae following topical anaesthesia.