Myasis occuring in a neonate
Myasis is the infestation of skin by larvae or maggots of a variety of flies. It is a condition that occurs more commonly in adults who are living and/or have visited tropical countries. It rarely occurs in neonates, and even when seen, only few larvae are extracted. This case report describes myasi...
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| author | Temitope O. Obasa Funmilola Olusola Sowunmi |
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| description | Myasis is the infestation of skin by larvae or maggots of a variety of flies. It is a condition that occurs more commonly in adults who are living and/or have visited tropical countries. It rarely occurs in neonates, and even when seen, only few larvae are extracted. This case report describes myasis occurring in an 11-day-old female who had 47 larvae in her skin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9552a0d681ae4d4c93798578f97f5cc82022-12-21T19:40:01ZengMDPI AGPediatric Reports2036-749X2036-75032012-12-0144e34e3410.4081/pr.2012.e342366Myasis occuring in a neonateTemitope O. Obasa0Funmilola Olusola Sowunmi1Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, IlorinNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, IlorinMyasis is the infestation of skin by larvae or maggots of a variety of flies. It is a condition that occurs more commonly in adults who are living and/or have visited tropical countries. It rarely occurs in neonates, and even when seen, only few larvae are extracted. This case report describes myasis occurring in an 11-day-old female who had 47 larvae in her skin.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/4493neonate, myasis, botfly, tumbu fly |
| spellingShingle | Temitope O. Obasa Funmilola Olusola Sowunmi Myasis occuring in a neonate Pediatric Reports neonate, myasis, botfly, tumbu fly |
| title | Myasis occuring in a neonate |
| title_full | Myasis occuring in a neonate |
| title_fullStr | Myasis occuring in a neonate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myasis occuring in a neonate |
| title_short | Myasis occuring in a neonate |
| title_sort | myasis occuring in a neonate |
| topic | neonate, myasis, botfly, tumbu fly |
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