"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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Human Cutaneous Myiasis by the Australian Sheep Blowfly, Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae), in Oklahoma. J Forensic Sci. 2015 Jul; 60(4):1099-100.
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Ophthalmomyiasis: a lit path. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb; 133(2):e143474.
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Ophthalmomyiasis interna anterior in a dog: keratotomy and extraction of a Cuterebra sp. larva. Vet Ophthalmol. 2014 Nov; 17(6):448-53.
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Human botfly (Dermatobia hominis) larva in a child's scalp mimicking osteomyelitis. Emerg Radiol. 2013 Jan; 20(1):81-3.