Flies blown disease - Oral myiasis

• Main Authors: Rahul Srivastava (Author), Parvathi Devi (Author), V B Thimmarasa (Author), S Jayadev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Myiasis, a term first introduced by Hope (1840), refers to the invasion of tissues and organs of animals and human wounds and certain body cavities by the dipteran larvae which manifests as subcutaneous furunculoid or boillike lesions. Oral myiasis is a rare pathology and a risk to the patient'...