Oral myiasis is a rare disease caused by larvae of dipteran flies. Houseflies are strongly suspected of transmitting at least 65 diseases to humans, including typhoid fever, dysentery and cholera. Flies regurgitate and excrete wherever they come to rest and thereby mechanically are the root cause for disease organisms. A case of oral myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana in the maxillary anterior region in a 40-year-old patient is presented. Manual removal of maggots, and surgical debridement of wound was done followed by broad-spectrum anti-parasitic medications. A note on the identification of the larva and histopathology of the tissue is also highlighted here.
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- Two elderly patients in an intensive care unit had fly larvae found in their mouths and noses, showing the importance of cleanliness in hospitals.
- Doctors removed the larvae from the patients and treated them, highlighting that myiasis is rare but can be serious for people who are already sick or have weak immune systems.
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