Role of Ivermectin in the Treatment of Severe Orbital Myiasis Due to Cochliomyia hominivorax

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Authors

José Henry Osório · Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Ligia Inés Moncada · Universidad Nacional de Colombia

A. Molano · Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana

Sandra Valderrama · Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Sandra Milena Gualtero · Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Carlos Franco‐Paredes · Emory University

Abstract

We describe 2 patients with severe orbital myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax (of the order Diptera and the family Calliphoridae) who had underlying skin carcinomas and were treated with oral ivermectin and debridement. We suggest that ivermectin plays an important role in the treatment of severe cases of myiasis.

Topics & Keywords

Dermatological diseases and infestations Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 43, Issue 6, pp. e57-e59

DOI: 10.1086/507038

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