Pin-site myiasis caused by screwworm fly in nonhealed wound, Colombia
- Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez,
- Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina,
- Juan Sebastián Prado-Ojeda,
- Hugo Hernández-Prado,
- Mauricio Figueroa,
- Pedro N. Causil-Morales
- Hospital Universitario de Sincelejo,
- Universidad del Atlántico, Colombia,
- Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira,
- Clínica Santa María,
- Universidad Franz Tamayo/UNIFRANZ
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Pages 379-380 (2 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Emerging Infectious Diseases (Volume 25, Issue 2)Publication milestones
- Published - 01/02/2019
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Published - 01/02/2019
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1080-6040Publication IDs
- Scopus: 85060240451
- PubMed: 30666955
Abstract
Pin-site myiasis is an underreported complication of surgical interventions. We present a case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a pin site of a chronic nonhealed wound 12 years after the intervention. This infection apparently was the result of poor perfusion of the leg.
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