Open AccessMyiasis Phenomenon in a Patient Receiving Maggot Debridement Therapy
Author(s) -
Erdal Polat,
Hülya Ağgez
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2018.5846
Subject(s) - myiasis , maggot , wound care , hygiene , debridement (dental) , medicine , amputation , surgery , sanitation , larva , biology , pathology , ecology
Classical treatment was administered on the wound on the left foot of the patient, but no improvement was observed. When advised to undergo amputation, the patient came to the wound care unit to treat the larval wound. It was observed that the wound had been wormed while the patient was undergoing larval treatment. Interestingly, this incidental encounter was thought to be appropriate for case presentation.