Biodebridement: a case report of maggot therapy for limb salvage after fourth-degree burns

The wound healing and antimicrobial properties of maggots are well known. Maggot debridement therapy has been used for the treatment of various conditions. For maggot debridement therapy, the larvae of the blowfly are applied over necrotic or nonhealing wounds. We used maggot debridement therapy wit...

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Published inJournal of burn care & rehabilitation Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 254
Main Authors Namias, N, Varela, J E, Varas, R P, Quintana, O, Ward, C G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.05.2000
Subjects
Adult
Animals
Burns - complications
Burns - therapy
Debridement - methods
Diptera
Humans
Larva
Leg - pathology
Male
Necrosis
Wound Healing
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Summary:The wound healing and antimicrobial properties of maggots are well known. Maggot debridement therapy has been used for the treatment of various conditions. For maggot debridement therapy, the larvae of the blowfly are applied over necrotic or nonhealing wounds. We used maggot debridement therapy with the larvae of Phaenicia sericata for limb salvage after bilateral lower extremity fourth-degree burns.
ISSN:0273-8481
DOI:10.1097/00004630-200021030-00012