title: Umbilical myiasis in a neonate.
abstract: There are very few reports of myiasis in neonates and umbilical myiasis is the rarest form. The umbilical stump of a 7-day-old neonate in the postnatal ward was found to be infested with maggots secondary to hatching of housefly eggs.
authors.affiliation: Air Force Hospital, Akash Vihar,Kunraghat Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh–273002, India. vk3532@gmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006793:Houseflies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000469:parasitology*