A rare case of digital myiasis
Cutaneous myiasis is the infestation of the skin or mucous membranes by larvae of the order Diptera. Wound myiasis affect the skin with a previous lesion, and it may consume both dead and living tissue. Finger infestation is rarely a cause of death, but it may provoke considerable morbidity. Prompt...
Main Authors: | Carlos Durão, André Barros, Pedro Campos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603411730014X |
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