Myiasis Archives - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 1999;21(8):483-486
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72031999000800009
SUMMARY Myiasis is defined as a parasitosis caused by the developing larvae of some species of flies that infest humans or animals. The authors present two cases of primary myiasis. They call attention to the characteristics observed in this pathology in the differential diagnosis of the inflammatory diseases in the breast.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 1999;21(8):483-486
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72031999000800009
SUMMARY Myiasis is defined as a parasitosis caused by the developing larvae of some species of flies that infest humans or animals. The authors present two cases of primary myiasis. They call attention to the characteristics observed in this pathology in the differential diagnosis of the inflammatory diseases in the breast.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2003;25(4):291-295
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032003000400011
Myiasis located in the vulva is a rarely described disease. The objective of the present report is to describe a case of vulvar myiasis due to larvae of Cochliomyia hominivorax. A 77-year-old woman with precarious hygienic habits presented pain, pruritus and secretions with a fetid smell in the genital region for 10 days. Gynecological examination demonstrated an ulcerated lesion in the labium majus of the vulva measuring six centimeters that extended to the mons pubis and was found to be filled with larvae. The patient progressed favorably after removal of the larvae, surgical debridement and daily dressings. Fourteen days after the debridement, she was submitted to skin flap rotation, with good local scar formation. Two months after the intervention, she remained asymptomatic. Vulvar myiasis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases of the vulva in patients with precarious hygienic habits.
Summary
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2003;25(4):291-295
DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032003000400011
Myiasis located in the vulva is a rarely described disease. The objective of the present report is to describe a case of vulvar myiasis due to larvae of Cochliomyia hominivorax. A 77-year-old woman with precarious hygienic habits presented pain, pruritus and secretions with a fetid smell in the genital region for 10 days. Gynecological examination demonstrated an ulcerated lesion in the labium majus of the vulva measuring six centimeters that extended to the mons pubis and was found to be filled with larvae. The patient progressed favorably after removal of the larvae, surgical debridement and daily dressings. Fourteen days after the debridement, she was submitted to skin flap rotation, with good local scar formation. Two months after the intervention, she remained asymptomatic. Vulvar myiasis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases of the vulva in patients with precarious hygienic habits.
