{"id":11834,"date":"2026-04-08T20:04:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=11834"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:04:06","slug":"diagnostic-dilemma-womans-biologically-implausible-infection-led-her-to-sneeze-worms-out-of-her-nose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/08\/diagnostic-dilemma-womans-biologically-implausible-infection-led-her-to-sneeze-worms-out-of-her-nose\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnostic dilemma: Woman&#8217;s &#8216;biologically implausible&#8217; infection led her to sneeze &#8216;worms&#8217; out of her nose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/health\/viruses-infections-disease\/diagnostic-dilemma-womans-biologically-implausible-infection-led-her-to-sneeze-worms-out-of-her-nose\">Live Science<\/a> Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece. <strong>The symptoms:&nbsp;<\/strong>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.<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after that, &#8220;worms&#8221; came out of her nose when she sneezed, prompting her to seek medical attention, she told doctors. <strong>What happened next:\u00a0<\/strong>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/eid\/article\/32\/3\/25-1077_article\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"report of the case, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report of the case<\/a>\u00a0doesn&#8217;t describe how the patient was examined. However, it notes that an ear, nose and throat specialist surgically removed wriggling creatures from her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/publications\/dictionaries\/cancer-terms\/def\/maxillary-sinus\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"maxillary sinuses, opens in a new window\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maxillary sinuses<\/a>, 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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/health\/viruses-infections-disease\/diagnostic-dilemma-womans-biologically-implausible-infection-led-her-to-sneeze-worms-out-of-her-nose\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" title=\"DeSMu gBuVKjNgVHbUwj mTheqFrkV\">DeSMu gBuVKjNgVHbUwj mTheqFrkV<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live Science Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece. The symptoms:&nbsp;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. 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