The Surgical Treatment of Subdermal Myiasis Due to Dermatobia Hominis

A tentatiye annotated bibliography ge deematobia hominis (linnaeus jr., 1.781) (diptera, cüterebridae)

“…In the fifth period, from 1918 to 1943, no major discovery was made, but many details were added to the general scheme of the fly's biology -the male (203, 210) and the female (155, 210) genitalia were described, the common characteristics of the vectors analyzed (247) and a theory on the intermediate oviposition suggested (214). The first attempts to control the fly (160,161,162,165), some new records of vectors (157, 163, 173, 174, 195, 196, 197, 206, 216, 220, 22o, 227, 241), morphological details (171) and de&criptions of myiases of man aiíd animais (151,152,153,164,168,170,174,178,179,180,181,182,184,186,187,188,191,193,198,199,207,208,219,221,228,230,231,233,237,244) were published. 6.…”

“…Once the larva is dead, it is squeezed out with the thumb and the forefinger of both hands, with relative ease, especially when mature. Otherwise, the larva can be extracted with needles (3), or with the help of some other instrument (19,127,244,816). For more dangerous locations, especially in the case of ophthalmomyiases, surgical techniques have been devised (181, 182, 230, 231, 2'55, 289).…”

Cutaneous Myiasis: Devils in the Flesh

“…A linear incision of about 4 to 5 em is then made down to the tract of the parasite, and the larvae are lifted from the wound. 11 Occlusive techniques involve the placement of ointments, pastes, plasters. fats.…”

“…122 with severe pain to the patient. 11 Topical application of 5% chloroform in olive oil. to produce sublethal hypoxia.…”