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Oral myiasis: a case report
Author(s) -
Bhatt A.P.,
Jayakrishnan A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-263x.2000.00162.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myiasis , lesion , saline , surgery , dermatology , larva , anesthesia , botany , biology
Oral myiasis is a rare condition caused by the invasion of tissues by larvae of flies. A case of gingival myiasis is presented in a 12‐year‐old boy with learning disability. The patient was unaware of the lesion, although it produced a swelling partially covering the teeth. The lesion was treated with ether, which forced the larvae out, and irrigated with warm saline solution. Follow‐up examination revealed complete subsidence and healing of the lesion.