title: Oral myiasis by screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax.
abstract: We report a rare case of periodontal myiasis by New World screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax, an obligatory larval parasite, in a 66-year-old woman. The myiasis occurred in the anterior upper jaw associated with a pre-existent generalised periodontitis. About 40 larvae were removed from the lesion. One week later the periodontal tissues were healing normally and the patient was referred to a periodontist. As all of the larvae were in the last stage, they were probably deposited 5-7 days before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte-MG 31270901, Brazil.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Perdigão
authors.forename: F J G S
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Pimenta
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rios Leite
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tanos de Lacerda
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Custódio Neto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications; D012610:Screw Worm Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*