Publication: Obligate Myiasis: A Case Series From Nepal
Date
2018
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Although maggots are unanonymously linked to carcass or dead tissues, there
are reports of its infestation into living tissues as well. Myiasis denotes maggot
infestation in living tissue. There are two forms of myiasis namely obligate and
facultative. Obligate myiasis denotes maggots feeding on living tissue whereas
facultative myiasis represents the opportunistic behaviour of the fly taking
advantage of wound or necrotic tissue, laying by eggs which hatch into maggots.
Decreased physical activity and poor hygiene leads to maggot infestation. Maggot
invasion of living tissues is undesirable occurrence which can best be avoided by
improving hygiene. People with low living standards in the developing nations are
the occasional victims for maggot infestations. We present cases of obligate myiasis
for their uniqueness and rarity.
KEY WORDS
Hygiene, Maggots, Myiasis
Description
Atreya A,1 Nepal S,2 Bhattarai A,3 Kanchan T4
1Department of Forensic Medicine,
Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital,
Palpa, Nepal.
2Department of Community Medicine,
Devdaha Medical College,
Rupandehi, Nepal.
3Department of Emergency,
Manipal College of Medical Sciences,
Pokhara, Nepal.
4Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology,
All India Institute of Medical,
Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
Keywords
Hygiene, Maggots, Myiasis