A Case of Extensive Wound Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a Patient with Maxillary Sinus Squamous Cell Carci¬noma, in Turkey

• Главные авторы: Filiz Demirel-Kaya (Автор), Ömer Orkun (Автор), Ayşe Çakmak (Автор), A Çağkan İnkaya (Автор), Murat Öcal (Автор), Sibel Erguven (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The larvae causing myiasis can lead extensive tissue destruction, invasion into deep tissues and secondary infec­tions. Poor hygiene, low socioeconomic condition and presence of open wounds are the most important predisposing factors. This case report describes destructive wound myiasis in a 58-year...