Myiasis in filarial lymphoedema due to Chrysomyia bezziana.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-119097
ABSTRACT
In patients with filarial lymphoedema of the limbs, infestation by maggots is extremely rare. We saw three patients with lymphoedema who harboured Chrysomyia bezziana in leg ulcers and in one of them 128 maggots were recovered. A course of local dressing, antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs resulted in healing of the wounds. Ulcers in patients with lymphoedema should be carefully tended with cleaning and dressing otherwise myiasis may supervene.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Elephantiasis, Filarial
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Adult
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Animals
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Middle Aged
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Myiasis
Language:
English
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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