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Revista Española de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial
On-line version ISSN 2173-9161Print version ISSN 1130-0558
Abstract
REINOSO-QUEZADA, Santiago and ALEMAN-INIGUEZ, Juan Miguel. A rare maxillary myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax: a case report, update and entomology. Rev Esp Cirug Oral y Maxilofac [online]. 2016, vol.38, n.2, pp.111-116. ISSN 2173-9161. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maxilo.2014.04.005.
Maxillary myiasis is a rare tropical disease, it is endemic in several areas around the world, and common of some mammals, although humans are not excluded. The first case of maxillary myiasis in Ecuador is presented, as well as a description of the massive larval invasion. Similar cases reported in the medical literature are also reviewed.
Keywords : Myasis; Maxillary; Cerebral palsy.