title: Screw-worm myiasis of prolapsed rectum.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Wound myiasis in the Indian subcontinent is most commonly caused by old world screw-worm (Chrysomya bezziana).
  A 4-year-old malnourished girl presented with full thickness rectal prolapse following acute diarrhea with a large wound and screwworm myiasis of the rectum. Turpentine oil was applied to immobilize the maggots followed by manual extraction. Prolapse was successfully treated by manual reduction followed by strapping of the buttocks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Child was thriving well and gained 2 kg weight in follow up after two weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents should be educated about taking care of prolapsed rectum.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics and *Surgery, RD Gardi Medical College, Surasa, Ujjain, India. Correspondence to: Dr Poonam Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, RD Gardi Medical College, Surasa, 456010 Ujjain, India. drpoonamsingh@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rathi
authors.forename: Kailash
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pednekar
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000469:parasitology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012610:Screw Worm Infection / Q000473:pathology*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology