Myiasis on a spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma: A scanning electron microscope observation of Lucilia sericata larvae

J Dermatol. 2023 Jul;50(7):964-966. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16833. Epub 2023 May 19.

Authors

Ryo Fukaura¹, Chiaki Terashima-Murase¹, Shoichiro Mori¹, Yukiko Higa², Masashi Akiyama¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
² Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 37208848
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.16833

No abstract available

Keywords: L. sericata; larva; maggot debridement therapy; maggots; squamous cell carcinoma.

MeSH terms

Animals
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / diagnosis
Debridement
Diptera*
Humans
Larva
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Myiasis* / diagnosis