First Report on Concomitant Infection of Nasal Myiasis and Trichosporonosis in an Uncontrolled Diabetic Patient: Case Report

Myiasis is an infestation of living tissue of animals or humans by fly larvae. It is quite common in tropical countries due to hot and humid climates. Trichosporonosis is an invasive disseminated fungal infection caused by Trichosporon species. Disseminated trichosporonosis is usually a fatal diseas...

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Published inIndian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery Vol. 74; no. Suppl 2; pp. 810 - 812
Main Authors Tyagi, Amit Kumar, Suji, P. S., Kumar, Amit, Varshney, Saurabh, Mohanty, Aroop, Gupta, Pratima
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.10.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Antifungal agents
Case reports
Clinical Report
Diabetes
Fungal infections
Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Otorhinolaryngology
Myiasis
Diabetes mellitus
Voriconazole
Trichosporon
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Summary:Myiasis is an infestation of living tissue of animals or humans by fly larvae. It is quite common in tropical countries due to hot and humid climates. Trichosporonosis is an invasive disseminated fungal infection caused by Trichosporon species. Disseminated trichosporonosis is usually a fatal disease with poor prognosis. The aim of this manuscript is to report a clinical case of concomitant nasal myiasis and Trichosporonosis infection in an uncontrolled diabetic patient which was treated successfully by two weeks of Voriconazole therapy.
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ISSN:2231-3796
0973-7707
DOI:10.1007/s12070-020-01850-9