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Niranjan Adhikari¹, Sunil Kumar Das¹

¹Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine Rasuwa Hospital Dhunche Nepal.

Clinical Case Reports

|April 13, 2026

Abstract:

Myiasis is larval infestation of tissues, particularly common in tropical, and subtropical regions, especially in pre-existing wounds. Poor hygiene, inadequate wound care, and exposed wounds, can predispose to secondary bacterial infection. We report a case of neglected myiasis wound in a laborer from rural Nepal presenting with septic shock, who was managed with intravenous fluids, antibiotics, wound care, and delayed skin grafting, resulting in complete functional recovery.

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case report myiasis neglected wound sepsis septic shock

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