A man contacted us with reports of drain fly larvae latching on to his clothing and skin and causing all sorts of symptoms. He does not pose any questions directly, nor does he attach any photos, but we will relay his story nonetheless.

To start off with, we need to make clear that we will not be able to confirm or deny our reader’s identification of these organisms, nor can we provide alternative suggestions for identifications. This is because our reader describes a situation that is clearly medical in nature, and since we are not medical professionals, it is not within our qualifications to provide direct answers or advice on this matter.

That said, we do urge our reader to consult a medical parasitologist, as he mentions concerns about parasites, and a physician who specializes in this field will be better equipped and more qualified to help him with this issue. We recommend that he tells them all of the same information that he told us, as well as show them the pictures he says that he possesses. We also urge him to keep an open mind when consulting a physician, and not be set on these being drain fly larvae. The fact is that drain fly larvae are not parasitic, and have not been known to latch onto skin, or clothing, for that matter.

So, what we can recommend is that our reader do one or more of the following:
1) Search for a medical parasitologist in his area using this directory of medical parasitology consultants: https://www.astmh.org/for-astmh-members/clinical-consultants-directory.
2) Search for a local parasitologist by doing a Google search for “medical parasitologist (name of the closest big city)” or “tropical medicine specialist (name of the closest big city)”.
3) Get in touch with Dr. Omar Amin at the Parasitology Center at https://www.parasitetesting.com.
In conclusion, we suggest that our reader consult a medical parasitologist to get the answers he is looking for. We also suggest that, when he does consult a physician, he show them the pictures he took, as well as clarify any of the points that were not clear in his submission to us. We wish him the very best.

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