Oral myiasis by screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax.
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.
Gomez
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Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte-MG 31270901, Brazil.
Perdigão
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Pimenta
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Rios Leite
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Tanos de Lacerda
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Custódio Neto
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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*