Intracerebral myiasis, Generalities and limitations in the treatment, case repor
Journal Title: Revista Cuarzo - Year 2017, Vol 23, Issue 2
Abstract
Myiasis is an infection by parasites that invade living or necrotic tissues and organs, it is cause by the larvae of diptero. The classification according localization is divided in cavity myiasis in which it can invade the meninges and brain after the perforation into de skull this condition is ex-tremely wear (1), like the case we are going to discuss a patient who came to the emergency room (ER) service of the Hospital Departametal Universitario del Quindío San Juan de Dios Armenia –Colombia, for multiple episodes of headache and general discomfort; in the ER was found aexcavated ulceration, smelly, with larvade and eggs in the parietal and occipital region, with scalpinvolvement and loss of tissue, he received treatment but they could not finish because the patientsign voluntary retirement of the hospital. After several admissions to the hospital and unfinishedtreatments, the patient comes to the ER service with large neurological deterioration, worseningclinical condition and he finally pass away. Cerebral myiasis is exceptionally rare, most of the reports comes from developing countries and in Colombia there is not reports in literature of this that’s why the need arises of report this clinical case of myiasis and more specifically his affectation on the brain
Authors and Affiliations
Acuña, S. , Cardona Castellanos, D. , & Corredor Quintero, A.
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