Here is a rather bizarre case of nosocomial (hospital acquired) myiasis reported in the Journal of Hospital Infection.
Myiasis is infection of fly larvae (maggots in human tissue). The larvae of Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa developed in an ulcer on the heel of a patient with type 2 diabetes.
The ulcer was dressed when the deposition of larvae occurred and the rest is history.
Myiasis is infection of fly larvae (maggots in human tissue). The larvae of Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa developed in an ulcer on the heel of a patient with type 2 diabetes.
The ulcer was dressed when the deposition of larvae occurred and the rest is history.
