Difference between revisions of "Maggot Debridement Therapy"

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*Human medicine
 
*Human medicine
 
**Sterile ''Lucilia sericata'' maggots used to treat infected and necrotic wounds  
 
**Sterile ''Lucilia sericata'' maggots used to treat infected and necrotic wounds  
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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
 
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Latest revision as of 11:15, 21 July 2010

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  • 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