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[Cutaneous myiasis by Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera Calliphoridae) in Hospital Universidad del Norte, Soledad, Atlántico].
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Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud [Biomedica] 2009 Mar; Vol. 29 (1), pp. 12-7. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Human myiasis is the parasitism of human tissues by fly larvae. Diagnoses are based on clinical pattern of tissue damage and presence of insect stages. Herein, a case myiasis is described in a seven-year-old female child. She presented with fever associated with abscessed scalp lesions containing exposed larvae. Severe pediculosis was also observed. The patient was hospitalized and treated with clindamycin, gentamicin (for bacterial secondary infections) and ivermectin (treatment for lice) after which the patient showed clinical improvement and was discharged four days later. Since human myiasis can be caused by a number of different species, larvae were collected from the patient and identified as those of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Because other cases of coinfestation of flies and lice are on record, health workers are to be alerted about the possible pediculosis-myasis risk.
- Subjects :
- Abscess drug therapy
Abscess etiology
Analgesics therapeutic use
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Antiparasitic Agents therapeutic use
Child
Child Abuse
Colombia
Combined Modality Therapy
Debridement
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
Ivermectin therapeutic use
Lacerations microbiology
Lacerations parasitology
Lice Infestations complications
Lice Infestations drug therapy
Myiasis complications
Myiasis drug therapy
Myiasis surgery
Scalp injuries
Skin Diseases, Bacterial drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Bacterial etiology
Species Specificity
Diptera
Myiasis parasitology
Scalp parasitology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 0120-4157
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19753834