Oral Myiasis: A Concealed Threat to Disabled Children of Developing Countries.
Disabled children with special health care needs are at high risk for oral disease. Myiasis is a rare condition that is associated with inadequate public and personal hygiene and is common in medically, mentally, and physically compromised individuals living in developing tropical countries. The purpose of this paper is to describe a case of oral myiasis in a 13-year-old Indian girl with spastic cerebral palsy.
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. drsapnahegde@yahoo.co.in.
Sapna
S
Hegde
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Shubha Arehalli
SA
Bhaskar
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D003906:Developing Countries; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012307:Risk Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007306:Insecticides; D007559:Ivermectin