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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510164

Traumatic Forehead Wound Myiasis Following a Mechanical Fall in SouthEastern Australia

Daniel Weng Pong Loong and Kyaw Myo Thu

Article Type: Case Report | Indexed Archive: Volume 12

Myiasis refers to infestation of human tissue by larvae of flies of the order Diptera. Clinical classification is determined by the anatomical site involved, with recognised forms including cutaneous, ophthalmic, nasopharyngeal, enteric, auricular, oral and urogenital myiasis. Cutaneous myiasis occurs worldwide but is more frequently reported in tropical and subtropical regions, where environmental conditions favour fly breeding....
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