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Intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care
An 83‐year‐old Japanese woman with dementia presented with multiple pressure ulcers and cellulitis. At presentation, numerous white maggots were wriggling in the stool on the diaper. Interview to the family revealed that the patient received inappropriate home care due to her dementia and her primar...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.247 |
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author | Mizumoto, Junki Yamamoto, Minako |
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description | An 83‐year‐old Japanese woman with dementia presented with multiple pressure ulcers and cellulitis. At presentation, numerous white maggots were wriggling in the stool on the diaper. Interview to the family revealed that the patient received inappropriate home care due to her dementia and her primary caregiver's developmental disability. No further maggots were omitted after admission, and she was diagnosed with intestinal myiasis. Intestinal myiasis has become rare in developed countries especially in adults. However, elderly bedridden patients living in poor hygiene conditions are at a greater risk of developing intestinal myiasis. |
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spelling | pubmed-66127692019-07-16 Intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care Mizumoto, Junki Yamamoto, Minako J Gen Fam Med Case Report An 83‐year‐old Japanese woman with dementia presented with multiple pressure ulcers and cellulitis. At presentation, numerous white maggots were wriggling in the stool on the diaper. Interview to the family revealed that the patient received inappropriate home care due to her dementia and her primary caregiver's developmental disability. No further maggots were omitted after admission, and she was diagnosed with intestinal myiasis. Intestinal myiasis has become rare in developed countries especially in adults. However, elderly bedridden patients living in poor hygiene conditions are at a greater risk of developing intestinal myiasis. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6612769/ /pubmed/31312582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.247 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Journal of General and Family Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japan Primary Care Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Mizumoto, Junki Yamamoto, Minako Intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care |
title | Intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care |
title_full | Intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care |
title_fullStr | Intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care |
title_full_unstemmed | Intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care |
title_short | Intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care |
title_sort | intestinal myiasis in a very elderly patient with inappropriate home care |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.247 |
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