A 60-year-old, otherwise healthy, male farmer presented to our Dermatology Department with a large ulcer on his lower right leg.The lesion had started as a small papule 6 months Straws before, which became eroded and transformed into a rather rapidly progressive ulcer.On careful inspection, numerous larvae were found moving within the wound.The larvae were analyzed and found to be Lucilia sericata (the green bottle blowfly).
The MAGNESIUM W HAWTHORN BERRY lesion was diagnosed histopathologically as squamous cell carcinoma.The myiasis was treated by submerging the wound in a dilute permanganate potassium solution.