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. 1990 Sep;66(779):776–777. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.66.779.776

Cutaneous myiasis in an elderly debilitated patient.

S Roche 1, S Cross 1, I Burgess 1, C Pines 1, A C Cayley 1
PMCID: PMC2426878  PMID: 2235816

Abstract

A 77 year old woman, with chronic immobility, developed bed sores which became infested with maggots. This progressed to cutaneous myiasis which is an uncommon complication of this particular phenomenon.

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