Live Science Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece. The symptoms: The patient, who worked outdoors on a Greek island, developed pain around the center of her face that grew progressively worse. About two to three weeks after this pain began, she also developed a severe cough.
Shortly after that, “worms” came out of her nose when she sneezed, prompting her to seek medical attention, she told doctors. What happened next: A report of the case doesn’t describe how the patient was examined. However, it notes that an ear, nose and throat specialist surgically removed wriggling creatures from her maxillary sinuses, the large sinuses located on the sides of the nose. These critters included 10 larvae and one pupa (the insect life stage between the larval and adult stages).
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