Oral Myiasis Caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax in a Disabled Person

• Main Authors: José Pereira Novo-Neto (Author), Fabiano de Sant'Ana dos Santos (Author), Ana Emília Farias Pontes (Author), Fernando Salimon Ribeiro (Author), Fábio Luiz Ferreira Scannavino (Author), Alex Tadeu Martins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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 a...