Myasis in uterine prolapse

• Autores: Siu Au, Alejandro, Peñaranda, Walter
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2015
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/283
• Enlace del recurso: http://51.222.106.123/index.php/RPGO/article/view/283
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

We report a case of a 95 year-old woman, from Oxapampa, Peru, with fourth degree prolapsed uterus infested with dipterous larvae. Myiasis is an infestation of the human tissue produced by flies´ larvae, or maggots,which feed on the host´s living or dead tissue, liquid body substances or ingested food. This is a rare condition and there has been only two cases reported in the literature. Maggots were removed manually, instilled with a combination de Coumaphos 300 mg, Propoxur 20 mg and Prontalbin 50 mg dusting powder, a veterinarian product, and treated with broad spectrum antibiotic.