Tracheal Myiasis: Case Report

Authors: Rupender KR*, SPS Yadav, Swati V and Ashiya G

DOI: 10.23880/ooaj-16000124

Volume 1, Issue 3

Abstract

Myiasis is known to exist since immemorial time. Physician harnessed it to treat infected wounds especially in pre-antibiotic era. We report a case of tracheal myiasis in a tracheostomized patient of post chemo radiotherapy for a laryngeal carcinoma. This was successfully treated by manual removal of maggots. Myiasis may prove fatal as it can lead to total airway obstruction if left untreated.

Keywords: Myiasis; Maggots; Chemoradiotherapy

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