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Maggot debridement therapy for chronic wounds: A resource-stratified role in wound bed preparation
JAAD ReviewsChronic wounds may persist despite standard wound care, and the role of maggot debridement therapy (MDT) remains uncertain. Using TIMERS as a framework for wound bed preparation, we mapped clinical evidence for MDT across all 6 domains and integrated ...
Tadasu Okada, MD, Hideharu Numata, PhD
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VenUS II: a randomised controlled trial of larval therapy in the management of leg ulcers
Health Technology Assessment, 2009 Objectives: To compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of larval therapy with a standard debridement technique (hydrogel). Design: A pragmatic, three-arm, randomised controlled trial with an economic evaluation.
JC Dumville +10 more
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Giant primary hydatid cyst of the adrenal gland: A rare case report
Urology Case Reports, 2021 Hydatid disease (HD) is a parasitic endemic zoononis in Tunisia, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus Granulosus (EG).Adrenal glands are an uncommon and rare location for hydatid cysts, even in endemic areas, and primary adrenal cysts are ...
Houcine Bouchaala +5 more
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Galectin 1 and Superoxide Dismutase are Involved in Wound Healing by Larval Therapy [PDF]
Journal of Genetic Resources, 2019 Galectin-1 and superoxide dismutase are two known molecules in the wound healing process that induce such healing by different mechanisms in the wound site. Larval therapy is one of the methods use by Lucilia sericata fly larvae, nowadays returned to the
Shadi Riki +3 more
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Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 2023 Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological and clinical profile of patients with wounds and acceptability to Larval Therapy (LT). Method: Followed 15 patients with chronic wounds and recorded in clinical records. Results: Patients didn’t know LT.
Taís Paim Fidalgo do Nascimento +5 more
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The Management of chronic wounds: a current review for internal medicine physicians
Journal of Education, Health and SportBackground: Chronic wounds are a growing clinical problem in older patients especially those with multimorbidity. Their healing is impaired by constant inflammation, skin cell dysfunction and bacterial biofilm presence.
Sylwia Czesława Buczek +9 more
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Biosurgery: use of larvae of necrophage insects in wound healing. The larval therapy [PDF]
Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2004 Larval therapy is a technique that allows the useof larva of some diptera species on chronicwounds or localized infected focuses, in order topromote the affected tissue restoration.
Magda Carolina Sánchez +3 more
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Antimicrobial and immunomodulatory responses of photodynamic therapy in Galleria mellonella model
BMC Microbiology, 2020 Background New therapeutics are urgently needed for infectious diseases, especially for the fungal infection like Fonsecaea monophora. Photodynamic therapy has been showing antimicrobial activity on some pathogens.
Xiaowen Huang +7 more
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Lung India, 2016 Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larval stages of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. Worldwide, pulmonary hydatid cyst is a significant problem medically, socially, and economically.
Malay Sarkar +4 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2022 Hydatidosis is a rare parasitic disease that is endemic in many countries of the Mediterranean basin caused by the larval form of Echinococcus Granulosus. Among unusual localizations, renal involvement is rare, especially extension to the pleural cavity.
Mohamed Trigui +5 more
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