Oral myiasis treated with ivermectin: case report

Brazilian Dental Journal

Elio Hitoshi Shinohara¹  Marcelo Zillo Martini¹  Humberto Gomes De Oliveira Neto¹  André Takahashi¹ 

[1] ,Conjunto Hospitalar do Mandaqui, SUS-SP Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery São Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: oral myiasis;    ivermectin;    parasitosis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-64402004000100015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Oral myiasis is a rare pathology and a risk to the patient's life. Conventional treatment is mechanical removal of the larvae (maggots) one by one, which is painful, distressing, and embarrassing both to the patient and to the dentist. We present a case report of a patient with cerebral palsy that had oral myiasis treated successfully with ivermectin. The use of this antibiotic in humans, its mechanism of action and indications are discussed.

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