title: Oral myiasis in two children.
abstract: The term myiasis refers to growth of parasitic diptera in the living or dead tissue of vertebrate animal. Most cases of myiasis in humans are mild and rarely present in the mouth. We describe 2 children with severe oral myiasis that evolved to oral and maxillofacial mutilations. We discuss preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. felipedaltoe@usp.br
authors.forename: Felipe P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Daltoé
authors.forename: André Ricardo
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nosé
authors.forename: Fábio Roberto
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Nosé
authors.forename: Luiz Augusto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vanti
authors.forename: Rodrigo C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mosca
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantesso
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D004175:Diptera; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D009198:Myiasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011203:Poverty; D014081:Tooth Extraction