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Furuncular myiasis in a pediatric outpatient clinic in Enugu, South-Eastern Nigeria

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Isaac N. Asinobi
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3889-624X
Department of Pediatrics, Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, Enugu; Department of Pediatrics, Niger Foundation Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Enugu, Nigeria.
Ijeoma O. Ohuche
ijeomaohuche@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5446-6058
Department of Pediatrics, Niger Foundation Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Enugu; Department of Pediatrics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria.
Njoku I. Omoke
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0113-3791
Department of Surgery, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Chinedu M. Dike
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4076-5839
Department of Family Medicine, Niger Foundation Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Enugu, Nigeria.
Chikambinaka P. Ngwu
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4358-8541
Department of Family Medicine, Niger Foundation Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Enugu, Nigeria.
Okwy C. Odika
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8390-2180
Department of Medicine, Niger Foundation Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Enugu, Nigeria.

Myiasis has been associated with poor standards of hygiene in children, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. In our practice, however, we encountered cases of myiasis in children from high socioeconomic backgrounds. Four cases of myiasis were reported in children aged between 20 months and 7 years, all belonging to the upper socio-economic class. Spreading clothes inside-out on clothesline and shrubs was a major risk factor. We concluded that there is a need for the enlightenment of the public as regards this disease condition, even among the upper class.

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Asinobi, I. N., Ohuche, I. O., Omoke, N. I., Dike, C. M., Ngwu, C. P., & Odika, O. C. (2023). Furuncular myiasis in a pediatric outpatient clinic in Enugu, South-Eastern Nigeria. Annals of Clinical and Biomedical Research, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/acbr.2023.316
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