Abstract
Pulmonary myiasis is an unusual form of myiasis in humans and has been recently identified as a cause of eosinophilic pneumonia. We report the case of a 13-year-old Omani boy who presented to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in October 2014 with respiratory distress. Bronchial aspirates revealed features of eosinophilic pneumonia. Possible larvae identified in the cytology report, a high immunoglobulin E level and the patient history all indicated bronchial myiasis. The patient was treated with steroids and ventilation and has since been diseasefree with no long-term side-effects. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first case of bronchial myiasis in Oman.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1743
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 15(4), 546-549
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Aich, A., Al Ismaili, S., Al-Wardi, F. A., HM, T., Al-Salmi, Q., & Al Hashami, H. (2025). Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Patient with Bronchial Myiasis: Case report and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 15(4), 546-549. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1743
MLA 9
Aich, Arindom, et al. "Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Patient with Bronchial Myiasis: Case report and literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, 2025, pp. 546-549. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1743.
Chicago (author–date)
Aich, Arindom, Suad Al Ismaili, Fatma A. Al-Wardi, Talal HM, Quasem Al-Salmi, and Hilal Al Hashami. 2025. "Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Patient with Bronchial Myiasis: Case report and literature review." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 15 (4): 546-549. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1743.
Harvard
Aich, A., Al Ismaili, S., Al-Wardi, F. A., HM, T., Al-Salmi, Q. and Al Hashami, H. (2025) 'Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Patient with Bronchial Myiasis: Case report and literature review', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 15(4), pp. 546-549. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1743.
Vancouver
Aich A, Al Ismaili S, Al-Wardi FA, HM T, Al-Salmi Q, Al Hashami H. Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Patient with Bronchial Myiasis: Case report and literature review. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;15(4):546-549. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1743
IEEE
A. Aich, S. Al Ismaili, F. A. Al-Wardi, T. HM, Q. Al-Salmi, and H. Al Hashami, "Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Patient with Bronchial Myiasis: Case report and literature review," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 546-549, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1743.