Cutaneous myiasis in an elderly debilitated patient
Open Access
- 1 September 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 66 (779) , 776-777
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.66.779.776
Abstract
Summary: A 77 year old woman, with chronic immobility, developed bed sores which became infested with maggots. This progressed to cutaneous myiasis which is an uncommon complication of this particular phenomenon.Keywords
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