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Maggot therapy: a review of the therapeutic applications of fly larvae in human medicine, especially for treating osteomyelitis
Author(s) -
SHERMAN RONALD A.,
PECHTER EDWARD A.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1988.tb00188.x
Subject(s) - phormia regina , calliphoridae , maggot , osteomyelitis , myiasis , biology , fly larvae , lucilia , larva , ecology , immunology
. In traditional medical practice, the larvae of some Diptera: Calliphoridae, notably Lucilia illustris (Meigen), L. sericata (Meigen) and Phormia regina (Meigen), have been employed for maggot therapy, i.e. to help clean lesions antiseptically, especially for treatment of chronic osteomyelitis. This mode of treatment remains appropriate for cases where antibiotics are ineffective and surgery impracticable.