Oral Myiasis Caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in a Disabled Person
Joint Authors
Ribeiro, Fernando Salimon
Novo-Neto, José Pereira
Santos, Fabiano de Sant’Ana dos
Scannavino, Fábio Luiz Ferreira
Pontes, Ana Emília Farias
Martins, Alex Tadeu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Myiasis is a parasitic disease caused by developing maggots of fly species, which can infect humans.
Patients with special needs, especially those with severe neuropsychomotor limitations, may have oral manifestations of this disease.
Here, we present a clinical case in which a disabled person was affected by oral myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax.
Maggots were found in two ulcerated lesions, a 2 cm diameter lesion in the maxilla and a 6 cm diameter lesion in the mandible.
Forty-five maggots were removed during inspection, whereas 75 maggots were surgically removed under general anesthesia with nasotracheal intubation.
Dipyrone, ivermectin, and clindamycin were prescribed, and the patient remained hospitalized for 3 days.
Seven days after surgical intervention, no maggots were observed.
Our study emphasizes that dentists must recognize the symptoms and behaviors of parasitic diseases that affect the oral cavity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Novo-Neto, José Pereira& Santos, Fabiano de Sant’Ana dos& Pontes, Ana Emília Farias& Ribeiro, Fernando Salimon& Scannavino, Fábio Luiz Ferreira& Martins, Alex Tadeu. 2015. Oral Myiasis Caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in a Disabled Person. Case Reports in Pathology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059742
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Novo-Neto, José Pereira…[et al.]. Oral Myiasis Caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in a Disabled Person. Case Reports in Pathology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059742
American Medical Association (AMA)
Novo-Neto, José Pereira& Santos, Fabiano de Sant’Ana dos& Pontes, Ana Emília Farias& Ribeiro, Fernando Salimon& Scannavino, Fábio Luiz Ferreira& Martins, Alex Tadeu. Oral Myiasis Caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in a Disabled Person. Case Reports in Pathology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059742
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059742