Role of Ivermectin in the Treatment of Severe Orbital Myiasis Due to Cochliomyia hominivorax | Zendy

José Henry Osório | Zendy; Ligia Inés Moncada | Zendy; Alejandra MolanoTriviño | Zendy; Sandra Valderrama | Zendy; Sandra Milena Gualtero | Zendy; Carlos FrancoParedes | Zendy

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Role of Ivermectin in the Treatment of Severe Orbital Myiasis Due to Cochliomyia hominivorax

Author(s) -

José Henry Osório,

Ligia Inés Moncada,

Alejandra MolanoTriviño,

Sandra Valderrama,

Sandra Milena Gualtero,

Carlos FrancoParedes

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/507038

Subject(s) - cochliomyia hominivorax , ivermectin , myiasis , calliphoridae , medicine , surgery , debridement (dental) , dermatology , larva , veterinary medicine , biology , ecology

We describe 2 patients with severe orbital myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax (of the order Diptera and the family Calliphoridae) who had underlying skin carcinomas and were treated with oral ivermectin and debridement. We suggest that ivermectin plays an important role in the treatment of severe cases of myiasis.

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