Distribución de la miasis orgánica y mucocutánea por Cochliomyia hominivorax en la región maxilofacial según la situación estacional anual.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the regional distribution of myiasis cases in the population attended at Maxillofacial Surgery of Hospital San Vicente Fundación, Medellín-Antioquia, Colombia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, retrospective study was done evaluating the clinical records that were carried out in a virtual way of the service of Maxillofacial Surgery of Hospital San Vicente Fundación, from January 2015 to December 2020, carrying out the search using the keyword "myiasis", analyzing as variables the affected anatomical site, age and gender of patients and month of the infestation. RESULTS: The total number of patients were 31, of which 19 were men and 12 were women, with greater affection at the level of the oral cavity, open wound in the maxillofacial region and surgical site, all of them being diagnosed in periods of greater humidity and warmth. CONCLUSIONS: At the facial region, myiasis is a condition that occurs in a low incidence, mainly during periods of greater humidity and warmth, so it is advisable to carry out the necessary measures during these periods with the goal of avoiding larval infestation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]