Case Report

Year : 2018 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 2 | Page : 52-54

Oral squamous cell carcinoma with myiasis

Sakshi Gupta, Arjun Agarwal1, Cheena Garg2, K. Y. Giri, Archana Chaurasia

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Departments of 1 Surgical Oncology and 2 Pathology, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Arjun Agarwal, Department of Surgical Oncology, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

E‐mail: arjunbly@hotmail.com

ABSTRACT

Myiasis is a rare condition that occurred with advanced ulcerated lesions of the oral cavity caused by the larvae in human tissue that evolve to a parasite and is commonly found in tropical countries. Poor oral hygiene is a primary cause for the growth of maggots leading to the development of myiasis. These cases are reported with chief complaint of pain and irritation in a localized area and diagnosed clinically based on the presence of the maggots. Treatment option is manual removal of maggots to cure the inflammatory process and prevent secondary infections. Here, we present a case of oral squamous cell carcinoma with myiasis diagnosed in a 50-year-old female patient.

Keywords: Myiasis, oral, squamous cell carcinoma

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How to cite this article: Gupta S, Agarwal A, Garg C, Giri KY, Chaurasia A. Oral squamous cell carcinoma with myiasis. Int J Head Neck Pathol 2018;1:52-4.