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What Causes Sores On The Body With Worms?

I have a brother in law that s has sores all over is body and also have seen small worms coming out from the sores we kinds concern because he said that the dr he has seen has not told him way it not healing we are concerns about the small worms coming out off is body
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Hi
I have gone through your complaints and it seems your patient is having maggots.
These are larvae of housefly seen in persons who don't maintain proper hygiene.
I would recommend you to consult a doctor and get these removed as they can cause further complications.
Regards
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What Causes Sores On The Body With Worms?

Hi I have gone through your complaints and it seems your patient is having maggots. These are larvae of housefly seen in persons who don t maintain proper hygiene. I would recommend you to consult a doctor and get these removed as they can cause further complications. Regards