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Wound myiasis by housefly in a patient with pemphigus vulgaris in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Medical Journal, 2023 Myiasis is the infestation of live vertebrates by dipterous larvae. Cutaneous myiasis is the most common form, although many organs can be infected by these larvae.
O. Alsaedi +2 more
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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.
Mirbadie S +5 more
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Clogmia albipunctata (Nematocera; Psychodidae) as the Etiologic Agent of Myiasis: True or False?
Diagnostics, 2022 Clogmia albipunctata, known as drain fly, is a non-hematophagous insect of the Psychodidae family with worldwide distribution, particularly in tropical and temperate areas.
Mohammad Akhoundi +4 more
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Case of multiple furuncular myiasis in Northeast Ethiopia
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Human myiasis is a neglected disease caused by parasitic infestation of the skin, cavities, and other body parts by larvae (maggots) of a wide variety of dipteran flies.
Abebe Dires +3 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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Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 2022 Giant otters are territorial semi-aquatic mammals. It is common to find several individuals exhibiting wounds and scars due to intraspecific conflicts. Myiasis is a parasitic infestation on living tissues of vertebrates caused by dipterous larvae, that ...
Nathalie Foerster +5 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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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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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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