Title of article
Our Experience in the Management of Traumatic Wound Myiasis: Report of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature
Author/Authors
Deep Shukla, Anand Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India , Kamath, Abhay T. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India , Kudva, Adarsh Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India , Pai, Deepika Department of Pedodontics - Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India , Patel, Nilesh Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, India
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5
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1
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5
Abstract
Compromised health and hygiene can lead to many complications and one among them is traumatic wound myiasis. Myiasis is the
invasion of living tissues by larvae of flies. Three cases of traumatic orofacial wound myiasis and treatment strategies followed for
the management of them are reported in this paper.
Keywords
Traumatic Wound , Myiasis , larvae
Journal title
Case Reports in Dentistry
Serial Year
2016
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2614432
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