Vaginal myiasis is so rare that only a few case studies have explored this condition in humans. It happens when flies lay eggs in the vaginal area — the larvae that hatch and feed on vaginal tissue.

Halo orthosis continues to be an effective means of immobilizing the cervical spine. Incidence of complications ranges from 6.4 to 36.0% of cases. Commonly reported complications include pin-site ...

The Gauteng health department has dismissed claims of an outbreak of myiasis, a disease linked to maggots in Pretoria North clinics. The department said an investigation into the claims found no ...

The Department of Health yesterday confirmed a local case of human myiasis involving a 92-year-old woman living in a home for the elderly in Wong Tai Sin, the 13th case of the condition reported to ...

A 10-year-old girl was taken to her dentist as she felt something moving around in her mouth, Brasilia, Brazil. What happened next will turn your stomach. Talking to reporters, the gir’s mother, ...

From a man who got 'food poisoning' in his penis, to another whose scrotum swelled to the size of a beach ball, here's a round-up of medical case reports involving todgers DOCTORS were shocked to ...

A team of shocked medics removed 150 maggots from a woman's mouth that had appeared after a dental procedure left her with rotting tissue. The 40-year-old patient, whose name was not revealed, went to ...

My son developed boils on his feet and hands then I pressed them and things came out crawling, like fat whitish worms. I was told those are maggots. The baby has no fever or any other sign of illness.

The first human case of a deadly, flesh-eating parasite called “new world screwworm” has been detected in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to ...