Neonatal Umbilical Myiasis

  • Manish Sharma Dr Manish Sharma, General Surgeon,Regional Hospital Una (HP), India
  • Uma Sharma Dr Uma Sharma, Assistant Prof, Department of General Surgery, Dr RKG Medical college Hamirpur (HP), India
  • Bipan Sharma Dr Bipan Sharma, MD Paediatrician, Regional Hospital Una (HP), India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2021.130612
Keywords: Myiasis infestation, umbilical, neonate

Abstract

Myiasis is the infestation of skin or wound by larvae, maggots of variety of flies. It is usually found in neglected and immuno-compromised adults residing in tropical and sub-tropical areas. A rare case of maggot infestation of umbilicus in a neonate is being reported here. In times of Covid 19 epidemic and lockdown at its peak this case was successfully managed at District hospital set up in rural area of Una of Himachal Pradesh with bare minimal resources available.
Published
2022-01-30
Issue
Vol 3 No 01 (2022): IAR Journal of Medical Sciences
Section
Research Article

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