Tracheostomy wound myiasis in a patient with hypoxic encephalopathy

Kazuhiro Itoh; Atsushi Kuwata; Chiyo Kiriba; Yukari Kuwata; Tooru Enomoto; Yukie Yoshioka; Michie Nakayama; Hiroshi Tsutani; Yasuhiko Mitsuke; Hiromichi Iwasaki

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01969

Tracheostomy wound myiasis in a patient with hypoxic encephalopathy

IDCases. 2024 Apr 16:36:e01969. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e01969. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, NHO Awara National Hospital, Awara, Fukui 910-4272, Japan.
² Division of Infection Control and Prevention, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
³ Infection Defense Committee, NHO Awara National Hospital, Awara, Fukui 910-4272, Japan.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, NHO Awara National Hospital, Awara, Fukui 910-4272, Japan.
⁵ Department of Pharmacy, NHO Awara National Hospital, Awara, Fukui 910-4272, Japan.

Abstract

•Tracheostomy wound myiasis is rarely observed in unconscious and immobile patients.•Maggots in the vicinity of the tracheostomy site should be closely monitored.•Controlling myiasis in hospitals requires fly control and patient fluid management.

Keywords: Hypoxic encephalopathy; Myiasis; Sarcophagidae; Tracheostomy.