Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia

Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia

Pin-site myiasis is an underreported complication of surgical interventions. We present a case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a pin site of a chronic nonhealed wound 12 years after the intervention. This infection apparently was the result of poor perfu...

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Main Authors: Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez, Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina, Juan Sebastián Prado-Ojeda, Hugo Hernández-Prado, Mauricio Figueroa, Pedro N. Causil-Morales, Keirim Pérez-Reyes, Leidy A. Palechor-Ocampo, Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
myiasis
pin-site
Cochliomyia hominivorax
complication
chronic infection
screwworm fly
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1053_article
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spelling doaj-62ea301ffa624d92b63238609d8af8e72020-11-25T02:34:01ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-02-0125237938010.3201/eid2502.181053Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, ColombiaWilmer E. Villamil-GómezJaime A. Cardona-OspinaJuan Sebastián Prado-OjedaHugo Hernández-PradoMauricio FigueroaPedro N. Causil-MoralesKeirim Pérez-ReyesLeidy A. Palechor-OcampoAlfonso J. Rodríguez-MoralesPin-site myiasis is an underreported complication of surgical interventions. We present a case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a pin site of a chronic nonhealed wound 12 years after the intervention. This infection apparently was the result of poor perfusion of the leg.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1053_articlemyiasispin-siteCochliomyia hominivoraxcomplicationchronic infectionscrewworm fly
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author Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez
Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina
Juan Sebastián Prado-Ojeda
Hugo Hernández-Prado
Mauricio Figueroa
Pedro N. Causil-Morales
Keirim Pérez-Reyes
Leidy A. Palechor-Ocampo
Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales
spellingShingle Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez
Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina
Juan Sebastián Prado-Ojeda
Hugo Hernández-Prado
Mauricio Figueroa
Pedro N. Causil-Morales
Keirim Pérez-Reyes
Leidy A. Palechor-Ocampo
Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales
Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia
Emerging Infectious Diseases
myiasis
pin-site
Cochliomyia hominivorax
complication
chronic infection
screwworm fly
author_facet Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez
Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina
Juan Sebastián Prado-Ojeda
Hugo Hernández-Prado
Mauricio Figueroa
Pedro N. Causil-Morales
Keirim Pérez-Reyes
Leidy A. Palechor-Ocampo
Alfonso J. Rodríguez-Morales
author_sort Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez
title Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia
title_short Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia
title_full Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia
title_fullStr Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Pin-Site Myiasis Caused by Screwworm Fly in Nonhealed Wound, Colombia
title_sort pin-site myiasis caused by screwworm fly in nonhealed wound, colombia
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2019-02-01
description Pin-site myiasis is an underreported complication of surgical interventions. We present a case of myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a pin site of a chronic nonhealed wound 12 years after the intervention. This infection apparently was the result of poor perfusion of the leg.
topic myiasis
pin-site
Cochliomyia hominivorax
complication
chronic infection
screwworm fly
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1053_article
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