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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
; 41(2): 115-6, 2003 Apr.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12694705
RESUMEN
We report a rare case of periodontal myiasis by New World screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax, an obligatory larval parasite, in a 66-year-old woman. The myiasis occurred in the anterior upper jaw associated with a pre-existent generalised periodontitis. About 40 larvae were removed from the lesion. One week later the periodontal tissues were healing normally and the patient was referred to a periodontist. As all of the larvae were in the last stage, they were probably deposited 5-7 days before.