Nasosinusal myiasis in elderly patient with mucocutaneous leishmaniosis

Batista, C.E.M.; Cantanhede, André Luís Costa; Sena, Jorge; Silva, D.R.; Barreto, Stephany; Batista, Jorge

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.745

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“…In the head and neck region, the most commonly involved sites are the ears, eyes, nose, paranasal sinus, lymph nodes, mastoid region, tracheostomy wounds and oral cavity (Batista et al, 2019;Bosmia et al, 2017;de Arruda et al, 2017;Duque & Ardila, 2011;Huang et al, 2020;Pires et al, 2018;Serafim, do Espírito Santo, de Mello, Collin, & Deps, 2020).…”

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“…The larvae hide deep in the tissues, seeking a niche for the development of pupae. The clinical diagnosis is usually made by the presence and movement of the larvae (de Arruda et al, 2017;Batista et al, 2019;Vasanthakumar, Varalakshmi, & Vanmathi, 2020).…”

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“…Myiasis is an ectoparasitic infestation of viable or necrotic tissues of living vertebrates (animals and humans) by larvae of several species of the order Diptera (Ahmadpour et al, 2019;Batista et al, 2019;Bernhardt, Finkelmeier, Verhoff, & Amendt, 2019;Calvopina et al, 2020;de Arruda et al, 2017;Duque & Ardila, 2011;Girardi & Scrofernecker, 2017;Faridnia et al, 2019). The order Diptera, present mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, is one of the largest orders of insects and its representatives are abundant in both individuals and species, in addition to most species presenting a cosmopolitan distribution (Britto et al, 2008;de Arruda et al, 2017).…”

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“…Treatment of myiasis, regardless of the affected site, is based on the mechanical removal of larvae, surgical debridement of devitalised tissues and drug administration (Ashour, 2019;Batista et al, 2019;de Arruda et al, 2017;Ribeiro, de Almeida, Lopes, Castro, & Pinheiro, 2012).…”

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Introduction: Myiasis, a pathological condition in which dipteran larvae infect and parasitise a host, usually occurs in tropical and subtropical climate countries. Larvae can infect different parts of the human body. Intraoral human myiasis is considered a rare condition that is associated with systemic, local and environmental predisposing factors. Objective and case report: This case report describes a systemically compromised patient with expressive intraoral infestation causing pain, bleeding and tissue necrosis. The patient was treated in a hospital environment under the effects of general anaesthesia. Treatment consisted of removal of the larvae, surgical debridement and use of ivermectin. Final considerations: The control of hygiene conditions by the family/caregivers and dental care are determinant for the prevention of intraoral human myiasis, especially in patients with defective self-care presenting with dentofacial skeletal alterations that make normal mouth closure impossible. The control of the disease is a determinant to avoid potential complications, such as airway involvement, secondary infections and sepsis.

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