Maggot Therapy: Many Hands Make Light Work

Abstract

We report the case of a diabetic patient with severe ischaemic infected ulcer of the right foot, successfully treated with maggot therapy.

Key Words:

• Maggot therapy
• fly larvae
• diabetes
• foot ulcer
• Lucilia Sericata

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V. Scavée

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