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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul-Dec;10(2):521-524.
doi: 10.4103/ams.ams_177_20. Epub 2020 Dec 23.

Management of Oral Myiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana - A Case Series

Ramakrishna Shenoi  1 , Vrinda Kolte  1 , Pranav Ingole  1 , Jignesh Rajguru  1 , Jui Karmarkar  1 , Sunil Kolte  2 , Kunal Patankar  3
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Case Reports

Management of Oral Myiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana - A Case Series

Ramakrishna Shenoi et al. Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Jul-Dec.

Abstract

Myiasis is a rare disease caused by infestation of tissue by larvae of flies. Oral myiasis is still rare and unique owing to the fact that the oral cavity rarely provides a necessary habitat for a larval life cycle. We discuss the definition, etiology, predisposing factors, classification, and management of myiasis. We hereby report a rare case of oral myiasis in a 75-year-old female with a history of maxillofacial trauma. She complained of pain in the lower lip and commissure region on the left side through which numerous live maggots (larvae) were seen crawling out. Postremoval of approximate seventy maggots resulted in lower lip defect along its commissure which was repaired by Bernard's modification of Gillies flap. Another case was an 18-year-old girl, a known case of congenital cerebral palsy with pain and swelling in the upper vestibule region. Prevention of myiasis involves addressing open wounds, maintaining good oral and personal hygiene, control of fly population, basic cleanliness of surrounding areas, and provision for basic sanitation and health education.

Keywords: Chrysomya bezziana; maggots; myiasis; oil of turpentine.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Multiple abrasions over the face with swollen lower lip and numerous cavitations
Figure 2
Figure 2
Suggestive of multiple linear tubular echogenic structures (circled)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Manual removal of maggots with the help of hemostat and collecting in sample bottle
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Figure 4
Reconstruction of the defect with Bernard's modification of Gillies flap: (a) Necrosed margins surrounding the defect, (b and c) after removal of necrosed margins and fibrosis, the upper lip was rotated in a medial direction, (d) lip commissure anatomy was restored
Figure 5
Figure 5
Photomicrograph suggestive of the parasite: (a) Anterior cephalopharyngeal skeletal end, (b) anterior spiracle, (c) posterior spiracle of Chrysomya bezziana
Illustration 1
Illustration 1
Classification of myiasis
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