Umbilical myiasis in a neonate

There are very few reports of myiasis in neonates and umbilical myiasis is the rarest form. The umbilical stump of a 7-day-old neonate in the postnatal ward was found to be infested with maggots secondary to hatching of housefly eggs.

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Published in:Paediatrics and international child health 2012-02, Vol.32 (1), p.58-59
Main Authors: Kumar, V, Gupta, S M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Female
General aspects
Houseflies
Human parasitic diseases due to arthropods
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Larva
Medical sciences
Myiasis
Myiasis - diagnosis
Myiasis - parasitology
neonate
Parasitic diseases
umbilicus
Umbilicus - parasitology
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Summary:There are very few reports of myiasis in neonates and umbilical myiasis is the rarest form. The umbilical stump of a 7-day-old neonate in the postnatal ward was found to be infested with maggots secondary to hatching of housefly eggs.
ISSN:2046-9047
2046-9055
DOI:10.1179/1465328111Y.0000000022