Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia

Pin-site myiasis is an underreported complication of surgical interventions. We present a case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a pin site of a chronic nonhealed wound 12 years after the intervention. This infection apparently was the result of poor perfu...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-02, Vol.25 (2), p.379-380
Main Authors: Villamil-Gómez, Wilmer E, Cardona-Ospina, Jaime A, Prado-Ojeda, Juan Sebastián, Hernández-Prado, Hugo, Figueroa, Mauricio, Causil-Morales, Pedro N, Pérez-Reyes, Keirim, Palechor-Ocampo, Leidy A, Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Animals
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial infections
chronic infection
Cochliomyia hominivorax
Coinfection
Colombia
Comorbidity
complication
Death
Diptera
Fracture repair
Fractures (Injuries)
Health aspects
Humans
Infection
Larva
Male
Medical schools
myiasis
Myiasis - diagnosis
Myiasis - drug therapy
Myiasis - etiology
pin-site
Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia
Research Letter
screwworm fly
Septicemia
Therapeutics
Treatment Outcome
Wound Infection
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Summary:Pin-site myiasis is an underreported complication of surgical interventions. We present a case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a pin site of a chronic nonhealed wound 12 years after the intervention. This infection apparently was the result of poor perfusion of the leg.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2502.181053