Myiasis in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Site

The infection of dipterous larvae causes myiasis. It is generally associated with unsanitary conditions. An interventional radiologist rarely comes across myiasis. We report a case of myiasis around a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) tube. A 31-year-old man from a rural area underwe...

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Main Authors: Tara Prasad Tripathy, Ranjan Patel, Ripan Debbarma, Sunita Gupta, Brahmadutta Pattanaik
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786710
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description The infection of dipterous larvae causes myiasis. It is generally associated with unsanitary conditions. An interventional radiologist rarely comes across myiasis. We report a case of myiasis around a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) tube. A 31-year-old man from a rural area underwent left PTBD for cholangiocarcinoma and was discharged with an internal–external drain. Two weeks later, he presented with pain in the local site, pruritus, and bile leakage. He was found to have maggots around the PTBD tube with poor wound hygiene. Treatment included turpentine oil instillation and oral and topical ivermectin, accompanied by manual removal of the larva.
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spelling doaj-art-ebdc241766fd49e1aa1de1d1d4d51cdc2025-08-20T03:06:20ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR2456-48692024-08-01080213113410.1055/s-0044-1786710Myiasis in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage SiteTara Prasad Tripathy0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3763-9089Ranjan Patel1Ripan Debbarma2Sunita Gupta3Brahmadutta Pattanaik4Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaThe infection of dipterous larvae causes myiasis. It is generally associated with unsanitary conditions. An interventional radiologist rarely comes across myiasis. We report a case of myiasis around a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) tube. A 31-year-old man from a rural area underwent left PTBD for cholangiocarcinoma and was discharged with an internal–external drain. Two weeks later, he presented with pain in the local site, pruritus, and bile leakage. He was found to have maggots around the PTBD tube with poor wound hygiene. Treatment included turpentine oil instillation and oral and topical ivermectin, accompanied by manual removal of the larva.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786710myiasispercutaneous transhepatic biliary drainageivermectin
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Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
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percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
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title Myiasis in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Site
title_full Myiasis in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Site
title_fullStr Myiasis in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Site
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title_short Myiasis in Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Site
title_sort myiasis in percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage site
topic myiasis
percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage
ivermectin
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786710
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