Surgical management for the case of scrotal myiasis in a 7-day-old neonate: a case report
Scrotal myiasis is a rare disease that occurs in infants and requires immediate treatment. Surgical treatment is effective in removing dead or decaying larvae from a deep-seated location and washing the infection site to prevent secondary infection.
Authors
- Mahmoud Khoshkhabar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1600-4351)
- Mehran Peyvasteh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7971-5460)
- Amirkamal Hardani
- Hossein Ghaedamini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5152-4109)
- Ahmad Shamsizadeh
Institutions
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04759-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08
Funders
- Fakultet Medicinskih Nauka, Univerziteta U Kragujevcu