Dental cavity myiasis due to Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 1993; 7 (3): 209-10
in English
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| ID: emr-29347
ABSTRACT
A 79 year old farmer referred to a dental clinic because of toothache for one week. After extraction of a painful tooth, three larvae, 1.5 cm in length emerged from the dental cavity. Morphological study of the larvae proved them as W. magnifica. This is the first report of dental cavity myiasis from Iran
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Tooth Extraction
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Myiasis
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. J. Islamic Rep. Iran
Year:
1993
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