Oral myiasis: A case report

Oral Myiasis is a rare pathology in humans and is associated with poor oral hygiene, alcoholism, senility, supuranting lesions, severe halitosis and others conditions. The treatment is a mechanical removal of the maggots one by one but a systemic treatment with Ivermectin, a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic, have been used for treatment for oral myiasis. We present a case report of a 32-year-old man indigent, alcohol-dependent with an extensive necrotic area and acute swelling in upper lip and fetid odor. The patient’s manegement included topic use of gencian violet, oral therapy with ivermectin (6 mg orally), surgical exploration to remove the larvae and necrotic tissue. After the complete larvae removal the swelling and the wounds were healing normally, the patients was referred to plastic surgery to repair tissue damage. The prevention of human myiasis is by education, but unfortunately in the developing countries some people live in low social condition, predisposing the occurrence of the infestation.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Abdo,Evandro Neves, Sette-Dias,Ausgusto César, Comunian,Cláudio Rômulo, Dutra,Carlos Eduardo Assis, Aguiar,Evandro Guimarães de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedad Española de Medicina Oral 2006
Online Access:	http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1698-69462006000200007
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