Difference between revisions of "Maggot Debridement Therapy"
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**Recently used successfully to treat a [[Maggot Therapy - Donkey|suppurative wound in a donkey]] that did not respond to conventional medical methods and surgery | **Recently used successfully to treat a [[Maggot Therapy - Donkey|suppurative wound in a donkey]] that did not respond to conventional medical methods and surgery | ||
[[Category:Myiasis_Producing_Flies]] | [[Category:Myiasis_Producing_Flies]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:41, 25 June 2010
- Human medicine
- Sterile Lucilia sericata maggots used to treat infected and necrotic wounds
- Larvae secrete proteolytic enzymes and antimicrobial agents into the wound
- Larvae do not burrow under the skin or attack healthy tissue
- Veterinary medicine
- Published reports rare
- Recently used successfully to treat a suppurative wound in a donkey that did not respond to conventional medical methods and surgery