Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 2322-1984 10 2 2016 05 05 268 281 EN Filiz Demirel-Kaya Department of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Ömer Orkun Department of Parasitology, Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Ayşe Çakmak Department of Parasitology, Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara, Turkey A Çağkan İnkaya Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Murat Öcal Department of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Sibel Erguven Department of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 2015 10 21 2015 10 21 The larvae causing myiasis can lead extensive tissue destruction, invasion into deep tissues and secondary infec­tions. Poor hygiene, low socioeconomic condition and presence of open wounds are the most important predisposing factors. This case report describes destructive wound myiasis in a 58-year-old male patient diagnosed with maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma who lives in a rural area in Ankara, Turkey. Approximately 200 larvae were collected and identified as Lucilia sericata by morphological examination. Myiasis should be considered especially when the patient has open extensive lesions such as malignant wounds. https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/304 https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/download/304/275