Hiba M. Radwan

Hiba M. Radwan
Alhada Armed Forces Hospital,
Taif Region, Alhada 26792
Slovak republic

Publications
  • Case Report
    Myiasis
    Author(s): Hiba M. RadwanHiba M. Radwan

    Flies are well known bothersome biting nuisances of humans and animals. They can as well transmit infectious diseases and deeply invade living tissues, causing amputation, disfigurement, and, rarely, death. Flies can serve as mechanical vectors for organisms causing infectious diseases like shigellosis and leishmaniasis. They can also lay their eggs on human flesh, and their developing larvae, or maggots, can invade subcutaneous tissues and penetrate external body cavities, such as the orbits, ears, and nares. Myiasis is one of the diseases that can be caused by dipterous fly’s larvae invasion of viable or necrotic tissues. The most common clinical presentation is furuncular myiasis (superficial cutaneous); other manifestations include cavitary (atrial or invasive), intestinal, urinary, and vaginal myiasis. The major curative treatment modality for myiasis is the removal of the .. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2329-9088.1000197

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