Cutaneous myiasis in an elderly debilitated patient.
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چکیده
A 77 year old woman, with chronic immobility, developed bed sores which became infested with maggots. This progressed to cutaneous myiasis which is an uncommon complication of this particular phenomenon.
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Cutaneous Myiasis
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 66 779 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990