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Myiasis of open great toe fracture wound: a rare case report.
Ann Med Surg (Lond)
October 2023
Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Bajrabarahi Chapagaon Hospital, Chapagaon, Nepal.
Introduction And Importance: Myiasis of an open fracture wound is very rare but can occur due to neglect of wound care.
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old boy from a low socio-economic background, following an impact injury in his right great toe 10 days back presented with complaints of pain, swelling, and a foul-smelling odor from his right great toe. On examination, a swollen, tender puncture wound was noted over the dorsal aspect of the great toe revealing part of live larvae and serosanguinous discharge.
Ingrown nail with subungual myiasis on the same toe: A rare case presentation.
Clin Case Rep
December 2022
Department of Dermatology Directorate of Health of Latakia Latakia Syria.
We report an extremely rare case of an ingrown nail with subungual myiasis on the same toe (was documented with videos) in a female patient with no previous history of travel, trauma, contact with animals, immunosuppressive treatment, or psychiatric disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPoint-of-care ultrasound utilized for foreign body in a toe: A case report of botfly larvae.
J Emerg Med
June 2022
Department of Emergency and Hospital Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network/University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Campus, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, M-South 4th Floor, 2545 Schoenersville Road, Allentown, Bethlehem, PA 18017, United States.
Background: Myiasis, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is infection with fly larvae commonly occurring in tropical and subtropical areas. Whereas the presentation of skin infection with organisms such as Dermatobia hominis (human botfly) is more easily recognized in these regions, identification of myiasis in the United States is difficult due to its rarity. Due to unspecific signs and symptoms, myiasis may initially be mistaken for other conditions, like cellulitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWound Myiasis in Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae Family.
Iran J Parasitol
January 2021
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey.
Background: Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of tissues or body cavities of mammals with dipterous larvae. The patients with diabetic foot ulcers are more vulnerable to acquiring infestation; however, the infestation may be neglected and mistreated in some cases.
Methods: Data were collected of twelve myiasis cases with diabetic foot ulcers in Nazli-Selim Eren Chronic Wound and Infections Care Unit, Aydin, Turkey between 2017 and 2019.
DERMAL MYIASIS CAUSED BY THE FLESH FLY, PARASARCOPHAGA (LIOSARCOPHAGA) DUX (THOMSON, 1869) (DIPTERA: SARCOPHAGIDAE) AT THE SITE OF A MALIGNANT MELANOMA: A CASE REPORT.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
January 2017
Dermal myiasis due to the flesh fly has not been commonly reported in Thailand. A 64-year-old man came to the hospital with a 6-month history of a black tumor on the dorsum of the right great toe. The tumor was biopsied and determined to be a malignant melanoma.
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