Oral myiasis caused by hypoderma bovis larvae in a child: a case report.
Myiasis is the invasion of living tissue of humans and other mammals by the eggs or larvae of flies of the order of Diptera. It occurs mainly in the tropic, and is associated with inadequate public and personal hygiene. Oral myiasis in humans appears to be rare. This article records a case of oral myiasis caused by larvae of Hypoderma bovis. Two different pathologic soft tissue sockets were observed in the vestibular sulcus at the level of the both deciduous laterals along the deep upper lip tissues.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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Tanrikulu
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007000:Hypodermyiasis / Q000473:pathology*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000469:parasitology