TY - JOUR ID - 82782 TI - Evaluation of Maggot Therapy Effects on the Progression of Equine Sarcoid JO - Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine JA - IJVM LA - en SN - 2251-8894 AU - Ahmadnejad, Masoud AU - Tolouei, Mohammad AU - Jarolmasjed, Seyed Hosein AU - Rafinejad, Javad AD - Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran AD - Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran AD - Department of Clinical Science, University of Tabriz, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tabriz, Iran AD - Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 16 EP - 25 KW - Complementary therapy KW - Horse KW - larval therapy KW - Lucilia sericata KW - Sarcoid DO - 10.22059/ijvm.2021.315021.1005144 N2 -  BACKGROUND: Skin is the largest organ of the body and is of particular importance in the beauty as well as economic value of the horse. Equine sarcoid disease (ESD) is the most common skin tumor in horses. So far, various methods have been used to treat equine sarcoidosis though no fully effective treatment has been proposed till now. Larval therapy has been used for the treatment of human diabetic ulcers as well as horse hoof lesions. Reports on the use of larval therapy to treat the complications of tumor lesions have been promising. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of larval therapy on equine sarcoid lesions. METHODS: In this study, 4 horses were diagnosed with equine sarcoid through the clinical examinations and pathological tests, and larval therapy was used to treat the sarcoid lesions. To place the larvae on the lesion, the method of implantation in an artificial nest was used. The number of larvae used per square centimeter was about 10 larvae. RESULTS: The result of treatment was satisfactory in 2 cases of horses and even in one case, the lesion was largely limited but the skin began to renew. By the way, in general no positive result was seen in the other two cases, which was probably due to the extent of the lesion and the instability of the larvae on it. CONCLUSIONS: According to the obtained results, it seems that larval therapy is effective for the treatment of sarcoid necrotic lesions, however more studies are needed. UR - https://ijvm.ut.ac.ir/article_82782.html L1 - https://ijvm.ut.ac.ir/article_82782_4e1e3f56191d2b7568f9f8fc91583322.pdf ER -