Excision of furuncular myiasis larvae using a punch: a simple, practical and aesthetic method

• Main Authors: Gianne Pascoal (Author), Fernanda Queiroz de Oliveira (Author), Rosana Rocon Siqueira (Author), Maria Gabriela Araújo Lopes (Author), Marcelino Pereira Martins Neto (Author), Aloísio Carlos Couri Gamonal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Myiasis refers to Diptera larvae infesting vertebrate animals. There are two forms of the disease: primary and secondary. In primary myiasis, fly larvae invade and develop in healthy tissue; in secondary myiasis, flies lay their eggs in skin ulcerations, and the larvae develop in tissue ne...