Year: 2024 | Month: January | Volume: 14 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 102-104
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240113
Traumatic Scalp Myiasis in a Patient with Schizophrenia: A Rare Case Presentation
Dr Shradha Singh1, Dr K. Geetha2
1Senior Resident at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli
2HOD & Associate Professor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli
Corresponding Author: Dr Shradha Singh
ABSTRACT
Traumatic myiasis or the invasion of live tissues by fly larvae, is a rare presentation in a healthy human being. It is an infestation caused by dipteran larvae, which feed on the host’s necrotic tissue by entering neglected open wounds, which serves as a good source of nutrition. Psychiatric illness leads to physical inability to maintain good hygiene and promotes deposition of ova from the flies. We hereby report a case of severe scalp myiasis in a 32 year old female from a rural area of Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh. Illiteracy and ignorance to health care are key factors and should be vital in raising awareness in public health care and avoiding such rare complication.
Key words: Traumatic Myiasis, Schizophrenia, public health