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Nosocomial oral myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana in Iran: A new case and review of human myiasis in the country [PDF]
IDCasesChrysomya bezziana can potentially cause myiasis, a condition in which fly larvae infest living tissue in humans and animals. Contributing factors to this rare ailment include poor oral hygiene, alcohol abuse, and infected wounds.
Seyed Reza Mirbadie +5 more
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Neglected Myiasis Wound Presenting With Septic Shock: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Myiasis is larval infestation of tissues, particularly common in tropical, and subtropical regions, especially in pre‐existing wounds. Poor hygiene, inadequate wound care, and exposed wounds, can predispose to secondary bacterial infection. We report a case of neglected myiasis wound in a laborer from rural Nepal presenting with septic shock ...
Adhikari N, Das SK.
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The Case of Severe Wound Myiasis Caused by a Minor Injury Sustained by a Spectator During a Tip-Cat-Sport. [PDF]
Clin Case RepThis report presents a case of wound myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana which resulting from a small wound sustained by a spectator of “Tip‐Cat‐sport.” After all maggots were removed, wound debridement followed by surgical excision of the affected tissue and a skin graft was performed. After two months, the wound completely healed.
Ishrat JE +5 more
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Amphibian Strategies Against Attacks by Flies: Host-Specificity and Threats. [PDF]
Ecol EvolSpecies interactions between Diptera flies and amphibians play a significant role in tropical ecosystems, but their ecology and evolution remain understudied. This review explores the costs flies impose on amphibians, such as pathogen transmission and disruption of communication systems, and highlights the evolutionary strategies employed by both ...
de Campos LLF +3 more
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Human myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundHuman myiasis is a parasitic dipteran fly infestation that infects humans and vertebrates worldwide. However, the disease is endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
Fanming Meng +2 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2020 AbstractLate presentation of breast cancer is more likely to be complicated and fatal. Local invasion, tissue destruction, skin lose, and superadded infection/infestation make surgical intervention very challenging.
Qaradaghy, S.H.S., Hadad, S.
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Insects, 2022 Myiasis is a type of parasitosis by larvae of Diptera that may affect vertebrates, including wild and domestic birds. Traumatic myiasis was discovered in a domestic goose, Anser anser domesticus L.
Marco Pezzi +8 more
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Gingival Myiasis on Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Turkey: A Case Report
Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2021 Myiasis is a disease caused by tissue invasion of diptera larvae and eggs. Oral myiasis is mostly related to old age, poor oral hygiene, suppurative lesions, anatomical disorders and cancer cases.
Banuçiçek Yücesan +3 more
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A Rare Case of Oral Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata in an Intubated Patient from Southeast Turkey
Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2021 The infestation of human and animal tissues or organs by the larvae of flies is collectively termed as myiasis. The occurrence of oral myiasis is analogously low compared with cutaneous myiasis as oral tissues are not habitually exposed to the external ...
Nihat Laçin, Mustafa Yalçın
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2006 SUMMARYMyiasis is defined as the infestation of live vertebrates (humans and/or animals) with dipterous larvae. In mammals (including humans), dipterous larvae can feed on the host's living or dead tissue, liquid body substance, or ingested food and cause a broad range of infestations depending on the body location and the relationship of the larvae ...
Fabio, Francesconi, Omar, Lupi
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