Myiasis of Maxilla: Report of a Case

Oral myiasis is a disease caused by larvae of housefly and associated with poor oral hygiene, mouth breathing and incompetent lips. The disease is characterized by presence of maggots in affected parts of the body and is usually seen in tropical countries, although cases have been reported from othe...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Syed Sayeed, Ahmed, Wakil, Bey, Afshan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5034088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27678236
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1119
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description Oral myiasis is a disease caused by larvae of housefly and associated with poor oral hygiene, mouth breathing and incompetent lips. The disease is characterized by presence of maggots in affected parts of the body and is usually seen in tropical countries, although cases have been reported from other parts of the world. There are various methods for treating this disease. In this case report, a combination of treatment modalities has been favored.
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spelling pubmed-50340882016-09-27 Myiasis of Maxilla: Report of a Case Ahmed, Syed Sayeed Ahmed, Wakil Bey, Afshan Int J Clin Pediatr Dent Case Report Oral myiasis is a disease caused by larvae of housefly and associated with poor oral hygiene, mouth breathing and incompetent lips. The disease is characterized by presence of maggots in affected parts of the body and is usually seen in tropical countries, although cases have been reported from other parts of the world. There are various methods for treating this disease. In this case report, a combination of treatment modalities has been favored. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2011 2011-04-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5034088/ /pubmed/27678236 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1119 Text en Copyright © 2011; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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