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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Filiz Demirel-Kaya (लेखक), Ömer Orkun (लेखक), Ayşe Çakmak (लेखक), A Çağkan İnkaya (लेखक), Murat Öcal (लेखक), Sibel Erguven (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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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...