title: Myiasis in an 89-year-old man with non-hodgkin lymphoma.
abstract: Myiasis is due to the opportunistic dipterous larvae feeding on viable or necrotic tissues of the host occurring throughout the world. We report a case of oral myiasis in an immune-compromised patient suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We would like to emphasize that such ectoparasitic infections may happen in immunocompromised patients and oral hygiene should be evaluated in all of these patients.
authors: Departmentof Bone Marrow Transplantation, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Afshin Mohammad
authors: AM
authors: Alizadeh
authors: Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Nasim
authors: N
authors: Zamani
keywords: immune-compromised host; lymphoma; myiasis; oral
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