Preliminary observations on myiasis in leprosy patients.

Nasal myiasis in leprosy.

Infestation of the nose with larvae of certain files can occur in leprosy patients. This results in severe distress and agony and can cause extensive tissue damage. The predisposing factors, clinical presentation and treatment is described.

Cutaneous myiasis of scalp in a young girl related to Musca domestica.

Cutaneous myiasis is a parasitic disease secondary to the presence of the larvae of certain insects, particularly diptera, in the skin of man or vertebrates [1]. Human myiasis is a rare clinical condition, but more frequently seen in tropical and subtropical areas. Hot humid climate with inadequate sanitary conditions favor the development of this condition. Dermatitis, psychiatric illnesses, l...

Comment: The use of honey and sugar for the treatment of ulcers in leprosy.

Sir, J M Grange l has mentioned that honey promotes wound healing and inhibits the growth of bacteria. Also in an earlier letter L A Wiseman2 had suggested the use of sugar as an aid to wound healing and the treatment of ulcers in leprosy. If we accept this treatment and bring it in use, we may invite trouble in the form of ants, houseflies and bluebottle flies which are ubiquitous and rampant ...

Preliminary results of treatment of leprosy patients in The Netherlands with daily rifampicin, dapsone and clofazimine.

A case report of wound myiasis caused by lucilia sericata

lucilia sericata larva is an obligatory parasite which causes myiasis in animals and rarely in humans as an ectoparasite.it belongs to the family of arthropoda and has many forms incuding egg,larva,nymph and adult.infestation in humans and sheep occursin wounds,mouth,ear,eye,and nose.infestation with this parasite causes itching,pain,inflammation,erythema,eosinophilia and secondary  bacterial i...