A Case of Human Oral Myiasis by Lucilia sericata in a Hospitalized Patient in Extremadura, Spain

Myiasis is the term used to describe infestations, both obligatory and accidental, in vertebrate animals and humans by dipteral larvae. The oral cavity is rarely affected by this infestation and the circumstances which can lead to oral myiasis include persistent mouth opening together with poor hygi...

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Autores principales: Pérez-Giraldo, C., Márquez-Laffón, I., Blanco, M. T., Muñoz del Rey, J. R., Chavero, M. J., Habela, M. A., Gómez-García, A. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23304161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/792683
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Sumario:Myiasis is the term used to describe infestations, both obligatory and accidental, in vertebrate animals and humans by dipteral larvae. The oral cavity is rarely affected by this infestation and the circumstances which can lead to oral myiasis include persistent mouth opening together with poor hygiene, or facial traumatism. We present a case of oral myiasis by larvae of Lucilia sericata, a species present in the Iberian Peninsula, in a hospitalized patient with surgical problems.

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