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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… Click to show full abstract
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 perfusion of the leg.
Keywords:
site myiasis;
screwworm fly;
pin site;
myiasis caused;
site
Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2019
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