| Literature DB >> 24728977 |
Victor Hugo Pinos1, Esteban Ortiz-Prado2, Carlos Bermeo3, Juan León3, Luciana Armijos4, Estibaliz Almeida3.
Abstract
We present a case of a female Ecuadorian patient who presented a deep facial burn injury complicated with a severe infestation of Dermatobia Hominis larvae. The burn injury was complicated by severe myiasis attributable to the poor management of the wound received at home, using tropical plants, which caused a secondary infection and severe necrosis of the tissue involving the forehead, cheeks, chin, scalp, nose, mouth and the eyes resulting in a bilateral enucleation and long inpatient hospital care.Entities:
Keywords: Dermatobia Hominis; Ecuador; Myiasis; debridement; larvae infestation
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24728977 DOI: 10.1177/0049475514531257
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Doct ISSN: 0049-4755 Impact factor: 0.731