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http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2022.60.2.139

Myiasis in Ulcerated Breast Carcinoma: First Case Record in Myanmar  

Wai, Aung Phyo (Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University)
Maw, Win Win (Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2)
Boonmars, Thidarut (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.60, no.2, 2022 , pp. 139-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
Myiasis is an infestation of maggot, which is frequently associated with poor personal hygiene and environmental sanitation. A 78-year-old female breast cancer patient visited clinic complaining of irritation, itching, and pain within the ulcerous cancer lesion for 3 weeks. Many maggots were found in the lesion. A total of 30 maggots were removed and identified to be 3rd stage of larvae of metallic fly. This is the first case of wound myiasis in advanced breast carcinoma as a complication of untreated or drug-induced ulcer.
Keywords
Maggot; myiasis; breast carcinoma;
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