Open AccessMystery behind Non-Healing Wound at Chin Region - Myiasis due to Neglected Trauma – A Case Report with Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Pulkit Khandelwal,
Neha Hajira
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18421.8013
Subject(s) - myiasis , maggot , chin , fly larvae , debridement (dental) , surgery , medicine , infestation , lesion , skin lesion , necrotic tissue , larva , wound treatment , dermatology , biology , anatomy , ecology , botany
Myiasis is the infestation of human beings with fly larvae which feed on host's living or dead tissue. Diagnosis of this condition is made by the presence of larvae in affected body parts. The standard treatment is the mechanical removal of the maggots from the lesion and management of the general systemic condition. This paper report a case of myiasis at the chin region in a 45-year-old male managed by manual removal of larvae after topical application of turpentine oil, surgical debridement of necrotic tissues and antimicrobial therapy.