title: Oral myiasis: case report.
abstract: Oral myiasis is a rare disease caused by larvae of dipteran flies. Houseflies are strongly suspected of transmitting at least 65 diseases to humans, including typhoid fever, dysentery and cholera. Flies regurgitate and excrete wherever they come to rest and thereby mechanically are the root cause for disease organisms. A case of oral myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana in the maxillary anterior region in a 40-year-old patient is presented. Manual removal of maggots, and surgical debridement of wound was done followed by broad-spectrum anti-parasitic medications. A note on the identification of the larva and histopathology of the tissue is also highlighted here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Research Scholar, Bharath University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jimson
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D007559:Ivermectin