Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with wound maggots on right rear leg treated at vet clinic
By Aldemir, Osman Selçuk et al.Ā·Published in Turkiye parazitolojii dergisiĀ·2012Ā·Adnan Menderes ÜĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: [A case of traumatic myiasis in a dog].
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Plain-English summary
A male Rottweiler was brought to the vet with an injury on his right rear side, where the vet discovered larvae from a type of fly (Myiasis). The area showed signs of redness, swelling, and small spots of bleeding. The vet collected 27 larvae for examination, confirming they were in the third stage of development. Treatment would typically involve removing the larvae and addressing any infection or irritation in the affected area.
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Abstract
A male Rottweiler dog was brought to the Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Veterinary Clinics with the complaint of injury. On examination, on the right rear side of the dog, Myiasis larvae were found. Twenty-seven were collected and larval mouth parts and posterior stigmas were dissected. Upon microscopic examination, the larvae of the dog were identified as third stage Lucilia spp. In the region where larvea were located, erythema, edema, and petechial hemorrhages were observed as pathological disorders.
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