Oral infection by Diptera larvae in children: a case report

Barbosa, Taís de Souza; Rocha, R. A. S. S.; Guirado, Cecília Gatti; Rocha, Fábio Jordão; Gavião, Maria Beatriz Duarte

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03725.x

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“…Efforts were made to contact the authors of three studies; however, their articles could not be retrieved 17–19 . A total of 122 articles reporting 157 cases of oral myiasis were selected 2,5–14,16,20–129 …”

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“…The articles were from India, 7,9,11,13,21,23,24,29,30,32–35,38, 41,45,50–52,65,66,68,70,71,73–76,82,87,91,93,99,100,105–110,113,116–118,120–122, 126,127,129 Brazil, 2,8,10,12,14,16,20,22,31,36,43,44,47–49,57–60,69,77–79,81, 84,85,90,92,95,101,102,104,112,115,123,125 Turkey, 6,28,37,42,54,61,62,124,128 Iran, 26,63,80,103,111 China, 39,40,88,96,119 Malaysia, 64,98 Colombia, 53 Israel, 5 Oman, 25 Yemen, 27 Czech Republic, 46 The Netherlands, 55 Italy, 97 USA, 56 UK, 86,89 Spain, 94 South Korea, 67 Pakistan, 72 Bangladesh, 114 and Mexico 83 (Figure 1).…”

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“…The main associated factors presented by the individuals were poor hygiene (18.9%), 2,6,7,9,11–14,21,27,29,30,32,33,37,39,43, 47,49,51,52,54,57,62,66,68,73–77,81,83–85,91,96–101,104–106,109–111,114,116,120, 125–127,129 neurological disabilities (18.9%), 6,7,9,12,16,22,23,25–27, 29,30,32,34,39,40,43,45,48,50,52,53,57–59,64–66,70,73,74,78,80,85,87,90,93,95,96, 100–102,104–114,118,119,121,123,125,128,129 residence in rural or subtropical areas (8.2%), 7,24,27,32,35,36,41,47,49,52,55,56,58,62,63,65,72,74, 78,81,85,86,88,89,90,91,95,97,99,103,127,129 absence of lip sealing and/or mouth breathing (8.1%), 11,27,33,47,52,57,65,68,74,76,84–86, …”

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Oral myiasis: Analysis of cases reported in the English literature from 1990 to 2020

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Coelho

Arruda

et al. 2020

Special Care in Dentistry

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Myiasis is an infection caused by the deposition of fly larvae in tissues, and its involvement in the human oral cavity is uncommon. Herein, we have performed a data analysis of published cases of oral myiasis. A search was performed in PubMed, Ovid, Web of Science, Scopus, and LILACS. Geographic distribution, demographic data, associated factors, clinical features, fly types, treatment, and presence of sequelae were analyzed. A total of 122 articles reported the cases of 157 infected individuals. The most affected countries were India (41%) and Brazil (29.5%). Male predominance (67.5%) and a mean of 41.9 years of age were observed. The gingiva (29%) was the most affected site, followed by palate (25%) and lip (21%). There were different forms and combinations of treatments: manual removal of larvae and surgical debridement, application of asphyxiating substances, antibiotic therapy, and use of ivermectin. The condition predominantly affects individuals with neurological and/or locomotor disabilities, of low socioeconomic status, with poor oral hygiene and chemical dependence and individuals with previous injuries or with the absence of lip sealing. The establishment of a standard treatment protocol, enabling comparison in future studies and providing uniformity in treatment strategies offered by health services is strongly recommended.

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Oral myiasis: Analysis of cases reported in the English literature from 1990 to 2020

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Arruda

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“…Extensive infestation of nose and oral cavity had led to difficulty in breathing and decreased oral intake ( Figure 3). It is well known in literature that oral myiasis is associated with poor oral hygiene, 3,4 senility, 5 severe halitosis 6 and mental debility. 7 Poor hygiene, being the most important risk factor, is common to almost all cases.…”

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Facial Myiasis- Challenge of a Despairing Case

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Kaur²,

Singh³

et al. 2019

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A 61-year-old homeless man was brought to Ophthalmology OPD, sadly after having been refused admission at various healthcare facilities due to gravity of his diseased condition. Upon arrival, his face was completely disfigured, and he complained of itching, crawling sensation on the face and foul-smelling discharge since 4 weeks. His other major concern was bilateral diminution of vision (LE > RE) since 3 weeks back. That was gradual in onset and progressive in nature. Patient himself was not in a condition to communicate much due to marked involvement of face. People who brought him to the hospital mentioned that he was picked from roadside, after being spotted in very unhygienic surroundings, adjoining a garbage dumping ground. Past medical and surgical history was insignificant and moreover limited. Examination revealed enormous facial swelling and defacement. Particularly left side of the face showed nodules, ulcers, necrotic tissue, extensive swelling, blood stained discharge and was teeming with maggots. No detail of left eye could be appreciated, just maggots and necrotic tissue was seen. Left orbital region seemed to be composed of a mass of flesh with many white larvae in it. Right eye, though less severely affected, still revealed presence of maggots, lid oedema and hazy cornea. Visual acuity was difficult to ascertain in such condition (Figure 1).

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“…It has been associated with poor oral hygiene [4, 5], open bite [6], neurological deficit or psychiatric disturbances [5, 7], alcoholism [8], and other disorders. In the episode described here the species involved was L. sericata which is distributed worldwide; this species is also known as the green bottle fly and sheep blowfly strike.…”

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A Case of Human Oral Myiasis byLucilia sericatain a Hospitalized Patient in Extremadura, Spain

Pérez-Giraldo

Márquez-Laffón

Blanco

et al. 2012

Case Reports in Medicine

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Myiasis is the term used to describe infestations, both obligatory and accidental, in vertebrate animals and humans by dipteral larvae. The oral cavity is rarely affected by this infestation and the circumstances which can lead to oral myiasis include persistent mouth opening together with poor hygiene, or facial traumatism. We present a case of oral myiasis by larvae of Lucilia sericata, a species present in the Iberian Peninsula, in a hospitalized patient with surgical problems.

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Oral infection by Diptera larvae in children: a case report

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Oral myiasis: Analysis of cases reported in the English literature from 1990 to 2020

Oral myiasis: Analysis of cases reported in the English literature from 1990 to 2020

Facial Myiasis- Challenge of a Despairing Case

A Case of Human Oral Myiasis byLucilia sericatain a Hospitalized Patient in Extremadura, Spain

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