A unique case of facial burn superinfected with Dermatobia Hominis larvae resulting in a bilateral enucleation of the eyes

Victor Hugo Pinos, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Carlos Bermeo, Juan León, Luciana Armijos, Estibaliz Almeida

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Resumen

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.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)235-237
Número de páginas3
PublicaciónTropical Doctor
Volumen44
N.º4
DOI
EstadoPublicada - oct. 2014
Publicado de forma externa

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