Case report of human urinary myiasis caused by Clogmia albipunctata (Diptera: Psychodidae) with morphological description of larva and pupa

Background: urinary myiasis is a form of myiasis caused mainly by larvae of fannia scalaris,musca,sarcophaga,lucilia,wohlfahrtia,calliphora,and rarely by eristalis and clogmia albipunctata. methods: this report presents a case of female patient complaining of dysuria and frequency of micturition associated with intermittent passage of small,motile,dark-colored worm-like organisms in urine. she was a married housewife aged 24 years old referred from the tropical outpatient clinic of beni-suef university hospital,egypt. the patient was subjected to a full questionnaire sheet and investigations such as cbc,stool and urine analysis and urinary ul-trasonography. collected larvae and pupae from urine samples were examined macroscopically and microscopically. results: the examined larvae and pupae belonged to c. albipunctata. ivermectin was prescribed to the patient with complaint withdrawal and complete disappearance of the larvae from urine. conclusion: this study reports the first case of urinary myiasis caused by c. albipunctata in beni-suef governorate,the second in egypt and third case worldwide. the study throws some light on the medical importance and manage-ment of urinary myiasis.