VULVAR MYIASIS- A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
CASE PRESENTATION A 19-year-old young married woman presented on day 6 of postnatal period with chief complaints of pain at the episiotomy site since 1 day. The pain was severe, continuous in nature and associated with crawling sensation in the genital area. She lived in rural area with conditions of poor hygiene. She underwent a vaginal delivery 6 days back in local district hospital. Her immediate postnatal period was uneventful. She gave history of using homemade sanitary pads in the postnatal period. General and physical examination revealed no abnormalities. On local examination, there was gaping of episiotomy wound (Fig. 1). There were numerous maggots in the wound. Rest of the genitalia was unremarkable. The patient was admitted for further management.
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Archana Kumari, Suman Kumari
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