TRACHEOSTOMAL MYIASIS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Dr Suchina Parmar; Dr Jai Lal Davessar; Dr Gurbax Singh; Dr Sumit Prinja; Dr Simmi Jindal; Dr Puneet Kajal

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

TRACHEOSTOMAL MYIASIS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Dr Suchina Parmar, Dr Jai Lal Davessar, Dr Gurbax Singh, Dr Sumit Prinja, Dr Simmi Jindal, Dr Puneet Kajal

Abstract :

Myiasis is the invasion of tissues and organs of human beings or other verteates by fly larvae. This phenomenon is well documented in the skin, especially among animals and people in tropical and subtropical areas.When tissues of the oral cavity are invaded by the parasitic larvae of flies, this conditions called oral myiasis. Oral myiasis is a rare condition that can be caused by several species of dipteran fly larvae and may be secondary to serious medical conditions.We hereby report a rare case of oral myiasis involving the palate in a 58–year–old diabetic patient and discuss the management of the same.

�Myiasis� is considered in Hindu mythology as �God�s punishment for sinners.� It is known to infest live human or animal tissue.Literature abounds with reports of myiasis affecting the nasal cavity, ear, nonhealing ulcers, exophytic malignant growth, and cutaneous tissue. But report of myiasis of the tracheal stoma is rare. Only a few cases of tracheal myiasis have been reported in literature. We report a case of tracheostomal myiasis in an elderly male.