Role of ivermectin in the treatment of severe orbital myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax.
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.
Osorio
Johanna
J
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia. osoriopinzon@yahoo.com
Moncada
Ligia
L
Molano
Alejandra
A
Valderrama
Sandra
S
Gualtero
Sandra
S
Franco-Paredes
Carlos
C
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
D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D007559:Ivermectin