Preliminary observations on myiasis in leprosy patients

Lepr Rev. 1990 Dec;61(4):375-8. doi: 10.5935/0305-7518.19900035.

Abstract

Out of 3350 leprosy patients attending the surgical outpatient department for various ulcerative lesions, 18 patients had typical symptoms of myiasis. Maggots were collected in 5 cases from the nose, in 3 cases from ulcers of the hand and in 10 cases from ulcers of the foot. It was possible to rear the maggots into flies in 8 out of 18 cases. The flies were identified as Sarcophaga ruficornis and Chrysomyia bezziana.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leprosy / complications*
  • Leprosy / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myiasis / complications*
  • Myiasis / pathology