Primer reporte de pseudomiasis intestinal humana por Eristalis tenax (Diptera, Syrphidae) en zona semiárida urbana del estado Falcón, Venezuela

pseudomyiasis is the term used for the accidental entrapment of swallowed fly maggots and/or eggs immediately passing through the digestive tract. we report a case of intestinal pseudomyasis caused by the larvae of the cosmopolitan drone fly eristalis tenax (diptera: syrphidae) in a 39 year old woman, resident in a suburban sector from coro city, falcon state, venezuela. the patient immediately noticed a living larva in her stool. although patient referred eventually became colic, her physical examination was normal, with no mental disturbance. she was in a low socioeconomic level. this is the first report of an enteric pseudomyasis by e. tenax in the semiarid zone of falcon state, in the northwestern region of venezuela.