Oral myiasis: An unusual case report

Oral myiasis: An unusual case report

Oral myiasis is a rare disease commonly reported in specially abled patients with poor oral hygiene. It is caused by larvae of certain dipteran flies. It is mostly reported in developing countries and in the tropics. Here we present a case report of oral myasis in a mentally challenged elderly lady.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bharadwaj Bordoloi, Aanchal Tandon, Rohit Jaiswal, Safia Siddiqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Dental Research and Review
Subjects:
dipteran flies
maggots
myiasis
oral myiasis
Online Access:http://www.jdrr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2915;year=2019;volume=6;issue=2;spage=56;epage=59;aulast=Bordoloi
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spelling doaj-8ffbe4dfd38440109e32cacfa2fd45792020-11-24T21:45:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Dental Research and Review2348-29152348-31722019-01-0162565910.4103/jdrr.jdrr_42_19Oral myiasis: An unusual case reportBharadwaj BordoloiAanchal TandonRohit JaiswalSafia SiddiquiOral myiasis is a rare disease commonly reported in specially abled patients with poor oral hygiene. It is caused by larvae of certain dipteran flies. It is mostly reported in developing countries and in the tropics. Here we present a case report of oral myasis in a mentally challenged elderly lady.http://www.jdrr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2915;year=2019;volume=6;issue=2;spage=56;epage=59;aulast=Bordoloidipteran fliesmaggotsmyiasisoral myiasis
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Aanchal Tandon
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Safia Siddiqui
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Aanchal Tandon
Rohit Jaiswal
Safia Siddiqui
Oral myiasis: An unusual case report
Journal of Dental Research and Review
dipteran flies
maggots
myiasis
oral myiasis
author_facet Bharadwaj Bordoloi
Aanchal Tandon
Rohit Jaiswal
Safia Siddiqui
author_sort Bharadwaj Bordoloi
title Oral myiasis: An unusual case report
title_short Oral myiasis: An unusual case report
title_full Oral myiasis: An unusual case report
title_fullStr Oral myiasis: An unusual case report
title_full_unstemmed Oral myiasis: An unusual case report
title_sort oral myiasis: an unusual case report
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Dental Research and Review
issn 2348-2915
2348-3172
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Oral myiasis is a rare disease commonly reported in specially abled patients with poor oral hygiene. It is caused by larvae of certain dipteran flies. It is mostly reported in developing countries and in the tropics. Here we present a case report of oral myasis in a mentally challenged elderly lady.
topic dipteran flies
maggots
myiasis
oral myiasis
url http://www.jdrr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-2915;year=2019;volume=6;issue=2;spage=56;epage=59;aulast=Bordoloi
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