Human intraoral myiasis

• Autor(a) principal: Ponzoni, Deise
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Quevedo, Alexandre Silva de, Langie, Renan Cavalheiro, Szydloski, Vinícius Matheus, Puricelli, Edela
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/20160
• topic: Miíase; Boca; Cirurgia Bucal.; Miasis; Boca; Cirugía Bucal.; Myiasis; Mouth; Surgery, Oral.

Introduction: Myiasis, a pathological condition in which dipteran larvae infect and parasitise a host, usually occurs in tropical and subtropical climate countries. Larvae can infect different parts of the human body. Intraoral human myiasis is considered a rare condition that is associated with systemic, local and environmental predisposing factors. Objective and case report: This case report describes a systemically compromised patient with expressive intraoral infestation causing pain, bleeding and tissue necrosis. The patient was treated in a hospital environment under the effects of general anaesthesia. Treatment consisted of removal of the larvae, surgical debridement and use of ivermectin. Final considerations: The control of hygiene conditions by the family/caregivers and dental care are determinant for the prevention of intraoral human myiasis, especially in patients with defective self-care presenting with dentofacial skeletal alterations that make normal mouth closure impossible. The control of the disease is a determinant to avoid potential complications, such as airway involvement, secondary infections and sepsis.