Neonatal Umbilical Myiasis with Sepsis.
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2010-12
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Abstract
The authors report a 9-day old neonate from a
rural area with umbilical myiasis caused by fly larvae of
Cochliomyia hominivorax. The blowfly causing this infestation
belongs to the family Calliphoridae (Diptera) and the
genus Cochliomyia that usually infests only open wounds
of animals. The new-world screw-worm fly Cochliomyia
hominivorax, is an obligate ectoparasite of domestic and
wild animals, and in some cases may affect humans. This is
the rare reported case of neonatal umbilical myiasis with
sepsis in the world literature.
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Neonate, Myiasis, Cochliomyia hominivorax
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Beeregowda Y C, Kiran B,Yellappa Gowda N. Neonatal Umbilical Myiasis with Sepsis. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 Dec ; 77 (12): 1443-1445.