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}}</ref> Myiasis may occur in both humans and animals.
==Myiasis infection in the circumcision wound==
Hossain et al. (2012) reported a single case of myiasis in the circumcision wound of a 10-year-old boy in Bangladesh who had been circumcised seven days before by a traditional circumciser using unsterilized instruments and dressing material.<ref name="hossain2012">{{REFjournal
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|title=Myiasis as a rare complication of male circumcision: a case report and review of literature
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|journal=Case Rep Surg
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|date=2012
|volume=2012
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|article=483431
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|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459248/
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|DOI= 10.1155/2012/483431
|accessdate=2022-02-21
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===Treatment===
The treatment was primarily surgical. The maggots were cleaned out and then antibiotics were administered. After healing was complete, the boy received plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons, which included a split-thickness skin graft.<ref name="hossain2012"/>
===Literature review===
A search of the medical literature found no similar cases.<ref name="hossain2012" />
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[[Category:Circumcision complication]]
[[Category:Islam]]
[[Category:Medical term]]
[[Categoryde:TermMyiasis (Fliegenbefall)]]