Wound Myiasis in a Sixty-Two-Year-Old Man
| Author | Mohammad Yasin | en |
| Author | Nina Gozali Asl | en |
| Author | Amirhossein Moghhtader Mojdehi | en |
| Author | Masoud Mardani | en |
| Author | Kamran Akbarzadeh | en |
| Issued Date | 2014-01-24 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Wound myiasis is one of the common types of myiasis that demonstrates obligatory parasitic behavior. Case Presentation: A 62-year-old homeless man presented with an abnormally growing and ruptured neck mass containing worms. He had wound myiasis caused by the larva of Lucilia sericata in his previously punctured neck. Discussion: Lucilia sericata can cause both facultative and obligatory myiasis. Immunocompromised patients with diabetes, malignancies, and patients without any kind of nursery are at risk of wound myiasis. In addition, aggressive treatment is needed to prevent the secondary infections in case of obligatory infestation. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/archcid.19659 | en |
| Keyword | Myiasis | en |
| Keyword | Ectoparasitic Infestations | en |
| Keyword | Wound | en |
| Keyword | <italic>Lucilia sericata</italic> | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Wound Myiasis in a Sixty-Two-Year-Old Man | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |
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