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      Myiasis in female external genitalia

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          Myiasis is derived from the Greek word-“Myia”, meaning “fly”. The term was first introduced by Hope in 1840 and refers to the infestation of human beings with dipterous larvae (maggots). Presence of maggots on exposed parts is already known, but on covered parts like external genitalia it is very rare. We hereby describe a case of young unmarried female who presented with multiple sinuses over external genitalia along with maggots coming out of it.

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          Cutaneous myiasis: a review of the common types of myiasis.

          Amor Khachemoune, K. Robbins (2010)
          Myiasis is derived from the Greek word, myia, meaning fly. The term was first introduced by Hope in 1840 and refers to the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with dipterous (two-winged) larvae (maggots) which, at least for a certain period, feed on the host's dead or living tissue, liquid body-substance, or ingested food. Myiasis is the fourth most common travel-associated skin disease and cutaneous myiasis is the most frequently encountered clinical form. Cutaneous myiasis can be divided into three main clinical manifestations: furuncular, creeping (migratory), and wound (traumatic) myiasis. The flies that produce a furuncular myiasis include Dermatobia hominis, Cordylobia anthropophaga, Wohlfahrtia vigil, and the Cuterebra species. Gasterophilus and Hypoderma are two flies that produce a creeping myiasis. Flies that cause wound myiasis include screwworm flies such as Cochliomyia hominivorax and Chrysomya bezziana, and Wohlfahrtia magnifica. This article reviews current literature, provides general descriptions, and discusses life cycles of each species. It also gives treatment techniques and descriptions of each type of illness that results from interaction/infestation. © 2010 The International Society of Dermatology.
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            Wound myiasis in urban and suburban United States.

            Vincent Sherman (2000)
            The epidemiologic characteristics of human myiasis in the United States remain undefined. To describe the most common clinical conditions associated with human myiasis and the causative maggot species. Multicenter, prospective observational study of urban and suburban patients who were infested with maggots. Forty-two cases of US-acquired myiasis were collected from 20 participating centers. Most infestations occurred within preexisting wounds. No cases of tissue invasion were recorded. Host age averaged 60 years, with a male-female ratio of 5.5:1. Homelessness, alcoholism, and peripheral vascular disease were frequent cofactors. Two patients (5%) were hospitalized at the time of their infestation. The most common species was Phaenicia sericata (green blowfly; family: Calliphoridae). Other blowflies, flesh flies (Sarcophagidae), and humpbacked flies (Phoridae) also were identified. In 6 cases, 2 coinfesting species were identified. Results of this prospective study of myiasis differ significantly from those of our analysis of previously published reports and suggest that most cases of human myiasis are caused by noninvasive blowflies laying eggs in preexisting wounds. Five percent of infestations were nosocomially acquired and not necessarily associated with patient neglect.
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              Primary oral myiasis: a case report.

              Andrea Sharma, Gowda Mamatha, Biswa Acharya (2008)
              Myiasis is the infestation of live human and vertebrate animal with dipterous larvae which feed on the host's dead or living tissue. A case of oral myiasis in the maxillary anterior region in a 42-year-old female with neurologic deficit caused by the larvae (maggots) of Musca Nebulo (Family Diptera) is reported. The treatment consisted of manual removal of the larvae by topical application of turpentine oil, oral therapy with ivermectin and surgical debridement of the oral wound.
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Indian J Sex Transm Dis
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Indian J Sex Transm Dis
                Journal ID (publisher-id): IJSTD
                Title: Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
                Publisher: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )
                ISSN (Print): 0253-7184
                ISSN (Electronic): 1998-3816
                Publication date (Print): Jul-Dec 2013
                Volume: 34
                Issue: 2
                Pages: 129-131
                Affiliations
                [1]Department of Dermatology and STI, BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, India
                [1 ]Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, BPS Government Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonipat, India
                [2 ]Department of Dermatology and STI, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, India
                Author notes
                Address for correspondence: Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, H.No B-2, Near Shiv Mandir, MM Medical College Residential Campus, Mullana, Ambala - 133 207, Haryana, India. E-mail: sanjeevguptadr@ 123456gmail.com
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                Publisher ID: IJSTD-34-129
                DOI: 10.4103/0253-7184.120555
                PMC ID: 3841665
                PubMed ID: 24339466
                SO-VID: c752abc9-b2af-44d0-9ab2-2d8a1ffdfc06
                Copyright © Copyright: © Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS
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                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Sexual medicine
                Keywords: external genitalia,myiasis,maggots,sinuses,female
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                Keywords: external genitalia, myiasis, maggots, sinuses, female

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