IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases
Official Publication of Khyati Education and Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education and Research Foundation
Case Report
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Volume : 1, Issue : 1, Year : 2015
Article Page : 40-41
Abstract
Myiasis is the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with larvae (maggots) of flies from the order Diptera, which feed on the host’s dead or living tissue, liquid body-substance or ingested food1. A higher incidence of myiasis is found in rural tropical and subtropical areas. Animals are most commonly infested, but occasionally humans, especially those who are ill and incapacitated, can suffer from myiasis. This is a rare disease in neonates. Only a few reports have been published in the literature about this condition. Umbilical myiasis is extremely rare. Only few cases of umbilical myisais have been reported.
How to cite : Goyal S , Dhyani A , Agarwal K , Neonatal Umbilical Myiasis: Case Report. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2015;1(1):40-41
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