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SN Applied Sciences, 2022 Larval therapy has been reported to be beneficial in the treatment of chronic wounds by promoting granulation tissue formation, due to its antimicrobial properties and by degrading necrotic tissue.
Annesi G. Giacaman +5 more
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021 The advancement in science and research has led to development of medical maggots which feed exclusively on dead tissue. Medical maggots have three important functions namely debridement, disinfection, and stimulation of wound healing.
Zi Hao Phang +3 more
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Using a combination therapy to combat scalp necrosis: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background Chronic nonhealing wounds are very expensive to treat and debilitating, and they reduce health-related quality of life. Scalp necrosis is very rare due to its rich vascularity.
Kazem Hajmohammadi +3 more
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Maggots therapy in facilitating wound debridement: Present status
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014 An ancient remedy, Maggots debridement therapy was reintroduced by William. S. Baer, an orthopedic surgeon who worked at John Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore, Maryland. Maggot debridement therapy is a popular technique for wound debridement.
Nongmaithem Mackson Singh +2 more
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Maggot therapy for chronic ulcer: A retrospective cohort and a meta-analysis
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2014 Background/Objective: Maggot wound therapy (MWT) has been used in various wounds including diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, and acute surgical wounds. However, the efficacy of MWT therapy has been controversial.
Chumpon Wilasrusmee +6 more
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The maggot therapy supply chain: a review of the literature and practice [PDF]
, 2019 Maggot therapy (MT) is the clinical application of living fly larvae for the treatment of non-healing wounds and wounds that require debridement. This systematized and expanded literature review is the first study to investigate MT through the conceptual
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MAGGOT DEBRIDEMENT THERAPY (MDT): IT IS SAFE AND ECONOMIC FOR TREATING A DIABETIC FOOT ULCER [PDF]
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2016 Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is the major global and devastating complication of diabetes mellitus that affects at least 20% of diabetic patients during their lifetime. This article presents an overview of the research evidence on maggot debridement therapy
TOSSON MORSY +4 more
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Therapeutic effects of Lucilia sericata larvae on cutaneous leishmaniasis wounds caused by Leishmania major using BALB/c mice as animal model [PDF]
Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017 Background: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic disease in Iran. The pentavalent antimonials as first-line drugs are losing efficacy because of side effects, disease relapse and drug resistance.
Mohadese Kabiri +2 more
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Treatment of a post-operative infected wound of a cat with maggot debridement therapy [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021 Maggot debridement therapy (MDT), which is an ancient remedy, has been reintroduced and commonly used to promote wound healing in humans. However, its use in the veterinary field has still remained limited.
Uğur USLU +3 more
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Maggot excretions affect the human complement system [PDF]
, 2012 The complement system plays an important role in the activation of the inflammatory response to injury, although inappropriate complement activation (CA) can lead to severe tissue damage. Maggot therapy is successfully used to treat infected wounds.
Hamann, D. +17 more
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