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Moreno Dutto1, Carla Zavattero2, Elio Vinai3
1Former Medical Entomology and Zoology Consultant, Santa Croce e Carle General Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.
Abstract:
Muscoid larvae were observed on self-medicated dressing material loaded with purulent material taken from a 91-year-old hospital patient. These larvae were identified as Lucilia sericata. However, no larvae were found in the patient's tissues. The observation of larvae on dressings should not automatically lead to a diagnosis of cutaneous myiasis.
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