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CUTANEOUS MYIASIS: A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR EXTRACTION OF DERMATOBIA HOMINIS LARVAE

PHILIP T. LI LOONG, Harvey Lui, Henry W. Buck

International Journal of Dermatology · 1992 · 70 citations · 11 references

Concepts

MedicineDermatologySurgeryDermatologic SurgeryCutaneous MyiasisInfectious DermatosesInflammatory DermatosesSkin SurgeryControl Of Cutaneous MyiasisManual Larval ExtractionSurgical Extraction PlanningSurgical Foreign Body ExtractionTreatment Of Cutaneous Myiasis

Abstract

We describe two patients with cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis. Three larvae were removed successfully by a simple technique that involved the injection of each larva with 2 mL of lidocaine, making surgical extraction by incision and exploration unnecessary.

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