title: [Lucilia sericata infestation of the skin openings for the bone traction device in lengthening of the tibia: apropos of a case].
abstract: Fly larvae are responsible for animal disease well known by veterinarians. However, their finding in humans in nontropical countries is a rarity. Recently, we have found several larvae of Lucilia sericata in an achondroplastic child during the phase of lengthening of both tibiae with osteotax. We think that the myasis diagnosed in our patient is the first such case reported in the literature. For the time being, it should be considered a fortuitous finding and not as a complication of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mateos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González Herranz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burgos
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López Mondéjar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baquero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D013977:Tibia
vernacular_title: Infestación por Lucilia sericata de los orificios cutáneos de osteotaxo en alargamiento de tibias: a propósito de un caso.