Myiasis in a submandibular metastatic squamous cell carcinoma: a case report.
- Author:
So Young PARK
1
;
Tae Geon KWON
;
Jong Bae KIM
;
Chong Yoon JOO
Author Information
1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, School of Medicine, Keimyung University.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*;
Diptera;
Humans;
Larva;
Myiasis*;
Ulcer;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2000;26(5):550-556
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of myiasis on the left submandibular area after radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma. A 77-year-old man visited our hospital, 7 weeks after complicating a course of radiation therapy, had a 7cm diameter necrotic ulcer on the left submandible. The margin of the lesion were undermined by numerous interlinking passages containing 20 maggots. The maggots were removed by simple extraction and were identified as Calliphoridae Lucilia. The probable origin of the myiasis in this case was attributed to poor environmental condition and general weakness of the patient. Oppotunistic cutaneous myiasis can be prevented by protecting open wounds from flies, wound should not be left without a covering capable of excluding flies, especially in the summer month.
