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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2013; 2(03): 312-314
DOI: 10.4103/2278-9626.115995
Case Report

Oral myiasis: A rare entity

Basavaraj T. Bhagawati
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Manish Gupta
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Shivangi Singh
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Oral myiasis is a relatively rare pathology in humans caused by invasion of body tissue or cavities of living animals or humans by larvae of certain dipteran flies. It is an uncommon clinical condition, being more frequent in underdeveloped countries, and in countries with tropical climate. Common pre-disposing factors are poor oral hygiene, halitosis, trauma, senility, suppurative oral lesions, and in patients with neuro-psychiatric deficits. The present article reports a case of oral myiasis involving the anterior palate in a physically and mentally disabled 24-year-old female patient.

Keywords

Ivermectin - larvae - maggots - myiasis


Publication History

Article published online:
01 November 2021

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