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Patient with Tracheostomy Parasitized in Hospital by Larvae of the Screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax
2011; Oxford University Press; Volume: 11; Issue: 163 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1673/031.011.16301
ISSN1536-2442
AutoresJosé Antonio Batista-da-Silva, Gonzalo Efraín Moya Borja, Margareth Maria de Carvalho Queiroz,
Tópico(s)Insect behavior and control techniques
ResumoMyiasis is the infestation of living vertebrates by fly larvae that feed for at least part of their development on the host’s dead or living tissues, body substances, or ingested food. The occurrences of traumatic myiasis in humans and animals in urban and rural environments represent serious economic and public health concerns. This study reports a 49-year-old tracheostomized man undergoing chemotherapy treatment who was parasitized in the hospital in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by larvae of the screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the thoracic cavity.
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