Role of Ivermectin in the Treatment of Severe Orbital Myiasis Due to Cochliomyia hominivorax

We describe 2 patients with severe orbital myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax (of the order Diptera and the family Calliphoridae) who had underlying skin carcinomas and were treated with oral ivermectin and debridement. We suggest that ivermectin plays an important role in the treatment of sever...

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Published inClinical infectious diseases Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. e57 - e59
Main Authors Osorio, Johanna, Moncada, Ligia, Molano, Alejandra, Valderrama, Sandra, Gualtero, Sandra, Franco-Paredes, Carlos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The University of Chicago Press 15.09.2006
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Aged
Animals
Antiparasitic Agents - therapeutic use
Carcinoma - complications
Combined Modality Therapy
Comorbidity
Debridement
Diptera - pathogenicity
Drug therapy
Face - parasitology
Face - pathology
Face - surgery
Humans
Insects
Ivermectin - therapeutic use
Male
Myiasis - drug therapy
Myiasis - parasitology
Myiasis - pathology
Orbital Diseases - drug therapy
Orbital Diseases - parasitology
Orbital Diseases - pathology
Skin cancer
Skin Neoplasms - complications
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Summary:We describe 2 patients with severe orbital myiasis due to Cochliomyia hominivorax (of the order Diptera and the family Calliphoridae) who had underlying skin carcinomas and were treated with oral ivermectin and debridement. We suggest that ivermectin plays an important role in the treatment of severe cases of myiasis.
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ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/507038