Oral myiasis

Myiasis is a relatively rare condition arising from the invasion of body tissues or cavities of living animals or humans by maggots or larvae of certain species of flies. It is an uncommon clinical condition, being more frequent in underdeveloped countries and hot climate regions, and is associated...

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Published in:Contemporary clinical dentistry 2010-10, Vol.1 (4), p.275-276
Main Authors: Pereira, Treville, Tamgadge, Avinash P, Chande, Mayura S, Bhalerao, Sudhir, Tamgadge, Sandhya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Case Report
Diagnosis
Family medical history
Health services
larvae
Myiasis
parasitic infection
Patient outcomes
Skin
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Summary:Myiasis is a relatively rare condition arising from the invasion of body tissues or cavities of living animals or humans by maggots or larvae of certain species of flies. It is an uncommon clinical condition, being more frequent in underdeveloped countries and hot climate regions, and is associated with poor hygiene, suppurative oral lesions; alcoholism and senility. Its diagnosis is made basically by the presence of larvae. The present article reports a case of oral myiasis involving 20 larvae in a patient with neurological deficiency.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361
DOI:10.4103/0976-237X.76401