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ATHARI A, FALLAH T. DENTAL CAVITY MYIASIS DUE TO WOHLFAHRTIA MAGNIFICA. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1993; 7 (3) :209-210
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DENTAL CAVITY MYIASIS DUE TO WOHLFAHRTIA MAGNIFICA
AMID ATHARI , TElMUR FALLAH
From the Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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A 79 year old fanner referred to a dental clinic because of toothache for one week. After extraction of a painful tooth, three larvae, 1.5 cm in length emerged from the dental cavity. Morphological study of the larvae proved them as W. magnifica. This is the first report of dental cavity myiasis from Iran.
Keywords: Wohlfahrtia magnifica, dental cavity. Myiasis
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Type of Study: case report | Subject: Microbiology and Anatomy
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