title: Role of ivermectin in the treatment of severe orbital myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax.
abstract: We describe 2 patients with severe orbital myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax (of the order Diptera and the family Calliphoridae) who had underlying skin carcinomas and were treated with oral ivermectin and debridement. We suggest that ivermectin plays an important role in the treatment of severe cases of myiasis.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia. osoriopinzon@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Osorio
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moncada
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molano
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valderrama
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gualtero
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Franco-Paredes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003646:Debridement; D004175:Diptera / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005145:Face / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D007559:Ivermectin