Mistreatment with maggot therapy in diabetic foot ulcer causing an amputation [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Maggot therapy is one of the treatments used in diabetic foot ulcer management. But if we do not pay attention to the indications and contraindications of it, there might be a failure in the treatment.
Arefeh Babazadeh +3 more
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Maggot Therapy as a Part of a Holistic Approach in the Treatment of Multimorbid Patients with Chronic Ulcer [PDF]
Clinics and Practice, 2021 Patients with chronic wounds (leg ulcers, decubitus, and diabetic foot ulcers) suffer from marked restrictions in their quality of life and can often no longer adequately carry out their everyday tasks.
Tobias Romeyke
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Lucifensins, the Insect Defensins of Biomedical Importance: The Story behind Maggot Therapy [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2014 Defensins are the most widespread antimicrobial peptides characterised in insects. These cyclic peptides, 4–6 kDa in size, are folded into α-helical/β-sheet mixed structures and have a common conserved motif of three intramolecular disulfide bridges with
Václav Čeřovský, Robert Bém
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Survey of patients of the Tver region of Russia regarding maggots and maggot therapy. [PDF]
Int Wound J, 2019 The 21st century is seeing a resurgence in the use of maggot therapy—using the physical and biochemical benefits of fly larvae to debride and heal chronic, problematic wounds. Maggots are repulsive to many people, and this could interfere with the acceptance of this modality.
Morozov AM, Sherman RA.
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Lyophilized Extract from the Larvae of the Blowfly Lucilia sericata as a New Strategy for the Management of Chronic Wounds [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground/Objectives: Chronic wounds represent a growing challenge for the aging population, significantly impairing their quality of life, increasing the frequency of medical consultations, and imposing substantial healthcare costs.
Norman-Philipp Hoff +7 more
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Successful treatment of tuberculous wounds using Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT): A case report [PDF]
IDCasesTuberculosis is a significant component of global public health issues, where the diagnosis and treatment of skeletal and soft tissue tuberculosis are particularly complex and challenging.
Pin Zuo +6 more
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Larval debridement therapy for diabetes-related foot ulcers: Evidence, mechanisms and practical guidance [PDF]
Clinical MedicineLarval debridement therapy (maggot therapy) uses sterile Lucilia spp larvae to remove necrotic tissue, reduce bacterial burden and may support healing. The 2023 International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot wound-healing guideline could not recommend ...
Dured Dardari
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Not all maggots are created equal; not all maggots are therapeutic [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsKey Clinical Message Maggots in a wound (“myiasis”) cannot be considered maggot therapy (therapeutic myiasis) unless, at a minimum, the species is known to be safe and effective, and the maggots have been properly disinfected.
Ronald A. Sherman +6 more
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Surgical sharp debridement alongside maggot debridement therapy (MDT) for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs): A systematic review of case reports [PDF]
Surgery in Practice and ScienceObjective: The objective of this systematic review of case reports is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combining surgical sharp debridement with maggot debridement therapy (MDT) for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).
Babak Choobi Anzali +5 more
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Maggot therapy for calciphylaxis wound debridement complicated by bleeding [PDF]
JAAD Case Reports, 2018 Allen F. Shih, AM +6 more
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