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Case Reports
. 2023 Oct 10;11(10):e8041.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8041. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Mistreatment with maggot therapy in diabetic foot ulcer causing an amputation

Arefeh Babazadeh  1 , Soheil Ebrahimpour  1 , Zeinab Mohseni Afshar  2 , Sara Mohammadnia  3
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Mistreatment with maggot therapy in diabetic foot ulcer causing an amputation

Arefeh Babazadeh et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Maggot therapy is one of the treatments used in diabetic foot ulcer management. But if we do not pay attention to the indications and contraindications of it, there might be a failure in the treatment.

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; diabetic foot ulcer; maggot therapy; mistreatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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FIGURE 1
Diabetic foot ulcer after maggot therapy.
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Diabetic foot ulcer after maggot therapy.
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Diabetic foot ulcer after maggot therapy.
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