ORAL MUCOSA MYIASIS CAUSED BY OESTRUS OVIS

Myiasis is the infestation of live human and animals by dipteran larvae. One of the causes of human myiasis is Oestrus Ovis (ship nasal botfly) which in the facial area reported cases mostly include eyes, nose, ears and pharynx. A case of oral mucosa myiasis in a three-year-old boy from a shepherd family living in a rural area of Iran is being reported. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of oral mucosa myiasis.