Atypical diagnosis of myiasis

Muscoid larvae were observed on self-medicated dressing material loaded with purulent material taken from a 91-year-old hospital patient. These larvae were identified as Lucilia sericata. However, no larvae were found in the patient's tissues. The observation of larvae on dressings should not a...

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Autores principales: DUTTO, Moreno, ZAVATTERO, Carla, VINAI, Elio, LAURIA, Giuseppe, VANIN, Stefano
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MTSI 2023
Materias:
Entomologie Médicale
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10387311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37525680
http://dx.doi.org/10.48327/mtsi.v3i2.2023.370
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Sumario:Muscoid larvae were observed on self-medicated dressing material loaded with purulent material taken from a 91-year-old hospital patient. These larvae were identified as Lucilia sericata. However, no larvae were found in the patient's tissues. The observation of larvae on dressings should not automatically lead to a diagnosis of cutaneous myiasis.

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