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Umbilical myiasis in newborn
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Umbilical myiasis in newborn
Indian Pediatr.
2011 Apr.
Abstract
Umbilical myiasis is rare in newborns. We are reporting two cases of umbilical myiasis from rural West Bengal (India) that were infected by larval forms of blow fly (Chrysomya megacephala). One of them subsequently developed septicemia while the other one was clinically well.
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Cutaneous myiasis.Indian Pediatr. 2011 Nov 11;48(11):907. doi: 10.1007/s13312-011-0131-9. Indian Pediatr. 2011. PMID: 22711150 No abstract available.
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