Clinical Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Wound myiasis resulting from a neglected insect bite wound

  • Anil Suryabanshi,
  • Binita Timilsina,
  • Namrata Khadka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6874
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract Infestation of maggots in humans is uncommon because humans are an accidental host for many dipterous larval species. We present a case of wound myiasis in a homeless person that resulted from a neglected minor insect bite wound.

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