"Myiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The invasion of living tissues of man and other mammals by dipterous larvae.
| Descriptor ID |
D009198
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.858.211.503
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| Concept/Terms |
Myiasis- Myiasis
- Myiases
- Maggot Infestations
- Infestation, Maggot
- Infestations, Maggot
- Maggot Infestation
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Hydraulic expulsion of tumbu fly larvae. JAMA Dermatol. 2014 Jul; 150(7):791-2.
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Human wound colonization by Lucilia eximia and Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae): myiasis, perimortem, or postmortem colonization? J Med Entomol. 2014 May; 51(3):716-9.
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Human Oestrus sp. infection, Canary islands. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jun; 13(6):950-2.
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Human scrotal myiasis: botfly infestation. Urol Nurs. 2002 Oct; 22(5):315-7.
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Nasal myiasis in an intensive care unit linked to hospital-wide mouse infestation. Arch Intern Med. 2002 Mar 25; 162(6):638-40.
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Furuncular myiasis in a mother and child returning from Central America. J Travel Med. 1999 Mar; 6(1):48-9.
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Nosocomial conjunctival ophthalmomyiasis with cochliomyia macellaria. Am J Ophthalmol. 1991 Apr 15; 111(4):520-1.
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Myiasis palpebrarum. Am J Ophthalmol. 1986 Apr 15; 101(4):496-8.