title: Biodebridement: a case report of maggot therapy for limb salvage after fourth-degree burns.
abstract: The wound healing and antimicrobial properties of maggots are well known. Maggot debridement therapy has been used for the treatment of various conditions. For maggot debridement therapy, the larvae of the blowfly are applied over necrotic or nonhealing wounds. We used maggot debridement therapy with the larvae of Phaenicia sericata for limb salvage after bilateral lower extremity fourth-degree burns.
authors.affiliation: Jackson Memorial Hospital Burn Center, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Fla. 33101, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Namias
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Varas
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Quintana
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D004175:Diptera; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D014945:Wound Healing