Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With Ivermectin
Summary: Myiasis refers to infestation of living animals or humans by maggots or fly larvae. Urogenital myiasis is a rare condition that is linked to poor sanitary conditions and limited access to healthcare and with few published case reports. Here, we describe the case of a 67-year-old homeless wo...
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| description | Summary: Myiasis refers to infestation of living animals or humans by maggots or fly larvae. Urogenital myiasis is a rare condition that is linked to poor sanitary conditions and limited access to healthcare and with few published case reports. Here, we describe the case of a 67-year-old homeless woman with multiple comorbidities, who presented with extensive vaginal myiasis requiring inpatient management with ivermectin, ceftriaxone, and metronidazole and daily larvae extraction and debridement. The relevance of this case is providing a report of a successful management with ivermectin of a case of severe vaginal myiasis. Severe cases of vaginal myiasis can require repeated debridement of necrotic tissue and systemic antibiotics in addition to antiparasitic medication. People living under poor sanitary conditions and with poor hygienic practices are at increased risk for severe vaginal myiasis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f35f0c1712dc4a569ffae89fdcb5cd092022-12-22T04:24:03ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122022-09-01122398400Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With IvermectinCésar Payán-Gómez0Ana María Cabal-Herrera1Jurany Andrea Caicedo-Rosales2Wilmar Saldarriaga-Gil3Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede de La Paz, Cesar, Colombia.Research Group on Perinatal Congenital Malformations and Dysmorphology (MACOS), Universidad del Valle, Cali, ColombiaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, ColombiaResearch Group on Perinatal Congenital Malformations and Dysmorphology (MACOS), Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia; Correspondence: Wilmar Saldarriaga-Gil, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.Summary: Myiasis refers to infestation of living animals or humans by maggots or fly larvae. Urogenital myiasis is a rare condition that is linked to poor sanitary conditions and limited access to healthcare and with few published case reports. Here, we describe the case of a 67-year-old homeless woman with multiple comorbidities, who presented with extensive vaginal myiasis requiring inpatient management with ivermectin, ceftriaxone, and metronidazole and daily larvae extraction and debridement. The relevance of this case is providing a report of a successful management with ivermectin of a case of severe vaginal myiasis. Severe cases of vaginal myiasis can require repeated debridement of necrotic tissue and systemic antibiotics in addition to antiparasitic medication. People living under poor sanitary conditions and with poor hygienic practices are at increased risk for severe vaginal myiasis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222003563MyiasisGynecologyIvermectinMental DisordersPoverty |
| spellingShingle | César Payán-Gómez Ana María Cabal-Herrera Jurany Andrea Caicedo-Rosales Wilmar Saldarriaga-Gil Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With Ivermectin International Journal of Infectious Diseases Myiasis Gynecology Ivermectin Mental Disorders Poverty |
| title | Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With Ivermectin |
| title_full | Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With Ivermectin |
| title_fullStr | Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With Ivermectin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With Ivermectin |
| title_short | Severe Vaginal Myiasis: Successful Management With Ivermectin |
| title_sort | severe vaginal myiasis successful management with ivermectin |
| topic | Myiasis Gynecology Ivermectin Mental Disorders Poverty |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222003563 |
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