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Wound myiasis resulting from a neglected insect bite wound

Infestation of maggots in humans is uncommon because humans are an accidental host for many dipterous larval species. We present a case of wound myiasis in a homeless person that resulted from a neglected minor insect bite wound.

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Autores principales: Suryabanshi, Anil, Timilsina, Binita, Khadka, Namrata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9860131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36698510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6874
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spelling pubmed-98601312023-01-24 Wound myiasis resulting from a neglected insect bite wound Suryabanshi, Anil Timilsina, Binita Khadka, Namrata Clin Case Rep Case Images Infestation of maggots in humans is uncommon because humans are an accidental host for many dipterous larval species. We present a case of wound myiasis in a homeless person that resulted from a neglected minor insect bite wound. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-01-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9860131/ /pubmed/36698510 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6874 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://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.
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title Wound myiasis resulting from a neglected insect bite wound
title_full Wound myiasis resulting from a neglected insect bite wound
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title_short Wound myiasis resulting from a neglected insect bite wound
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9860131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36698510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6874
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