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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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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.
Binta J J Jallow +2 more
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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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Diagnostics, 2023 Myiasis is an ectoparasitic infection caused by the larvae of true flies (Diptera). We came across a rather rare case of myiasis in an immunocompetent 34-year-old man from French Guiana with advanced wound myiasis masquerading as cavitary myiasis and a ...
Mohammad Akhoundi +9 more
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Excision of furuncular myiasis larvae using a punch: a simple, practical and aesthetic method [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 : Myiasis refers to Diptera larvae infesting vertebrate animals. There are two forms of the disease: primary and secondary. In primary myiasis, fly larvae invade and develop in healthy tissue; in secondary myiasis, flies lay their eggs in skin ...
Gianne Pascoal +5 more
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Human myiasis in Ecuador. [PDF]
, 2020 We review epidemiological and clinical data on human myiasis from Ecuador, based on data from the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and a review of the available literature for clinical cases.
Calvopina, M +5 more
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Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With Ivermectin
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Summary: Myiasis refers to infestation of living animals or humans by maggots or fly larvae. Urogenital myiasis is a rare condition that is linked to poor sanitary conditions and limited access to healthcare and with few published case reports.
César Payán-Gómez +3 more
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A case of furuncular myiasis in an Italian patient: a “travel souvenir”
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022 Furuncular myiasis is a parasitosis of the skin that is commonly reported in the tropical areas and is caused by various agents including Dermatobia hominis.
Martina Silvestri +5 more
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