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- Title
A Case of Human Oral Myiasis by Lucilia sericata in a Hospitalized Patient in Extremadura, Spain.
- Authors
Pérez-Giraldo, C.; Marquez-Laffon, I.; Blanco, M. T.; Muñoz del Rey, J. R.; Chavero, M. J.; Habela, M. A.; Gómez-García, A. C.
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
EXTREMADURA (Spain); SPAIN; MYIASIS; LUCILIA; HOSPITAL patients; TRAUMATISM
- Publication
Case Reports in Medicine, 2012, p1
- ISSN
1687-9627
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2012/792683