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==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 |last=Hossain |first= |init=MJ |author-link= |last2=Islam |first2= |init2=KM |author2-link= |last3=Nabi |first3= |init3=J |author3-link= |etal=no |title=Myiasis as a rare complication of male circumcision: a case report and review of literature |trans-title= |language= |journal=Case Rep Surg |location= |date=2012 |volume=2012 |issue= |article=483431 |page= |pages= |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459248/ |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=23050189 |pubmedCID=3459248 |DOI= 10.1155/2012/483431 |accessdate=2022-02-21}}</ref> ===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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