Abstract
We present a case of a female Ecuadorian patient who presented a deep facial burn injury complicated with a severe infestation of Dermatobia Hominis larvae. The burn injury was complicated by severe myiasis attributable to the poor management of the wound received at home, using tropical plants, which caused a secondary infection and severe necrosis of the tissue involving the forehead, cheeks, chin, scalp, nose, mouth and the eyes resulting in a bilateral enucleation and long inpatient hospital care.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 235-237 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tropical Doctor |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dermatobia Hominis
- Ecuador
- Myiasis
- debridement
- larvae infestation
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