Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia

Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia

Pin-site myiasis is an underreported complication of surgical interventions. We present a case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a pin site of a chronic nonhealed wound 12 years after the intervention. This infection apparently was the result of poor perfu...

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Main Authors: Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez, Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina, Juan Sebastián Prado-Ojeda, Hugo Hernández-Prado, Mauricio Figueroa, Pedro N. Causil-Morales, Keirim Pérez-Reyes, Leidy A. Palechor-Ocampo, Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
myiasis
pin-site
Cochliomyia hominivorax
complication
chronic infection
screwworm fly
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1053_article

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