JIDAM
"An Official Journal of IDA - Madras Branch" ©2019.
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Oral Myiasis-Maggots In Mouth - A Case Report

Gayathri Murali, Poornima Vijayakumar,Jayanthi Mungara,Akila Veerapandiyian.

Abstract:

Myiasis commonly refers to invasion of human or animal tissue by larvae of dipteran flies wherein they complete their lifecycle or a part of it by feeding on living or dead tissue and liquid body secretion and fluids. Occurrence of oral myiasis is rare and is often associated with poor oral hygiene, poor sanitation and seen in warm humid climatic condition. Oral myiasis if left untreated can cause serious problems to the adjacent structures. This case report discusses oral and cutaneous myiasis with its management in an eighteen year old cerebral palsy boy.

KEY WORDS- Cerebral palsy, maggots, myiasis, poor oral hygiene.

DAM/Volume:6/Issue:1/Pages29-32/Jan-Mar 2019