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MeSH Heading: Maggot Debridement Therapy
Tree Number(s): E02.095.533; E02.611
Unique ID: D000096383
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096383
Scope Note: Medical use of live MAGGOTS for cleaning non-healing wounds.
Entry Term(s): Larva Therapy; Larvae Therapy; Larval Debridement Therapy; Larval Therapy; Maggot Therapy
Previous Indexing: Debridement (1995-2023); Larva (1995-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
Date Introduced: 2024/01/01
Last Updated: 2024/08/09

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M000762169
Scope Note: Medical use of live MAGGOTS for cleaning non-healing wounds.
Terms: Maggot Debridement Therapy Preferred Term
Term UI T001132077
Date01/12/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Larval Debridement Therapy
Term UI T001132082
Date01/12/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Maggot Therapy
Term UI T001132078
Date01/12/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Larva Therapy
Term UI T001132079
Date01/12/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Larvae Therapy
Term UI T001132080
Date01/12/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Larval Therapy
Term UI T001132081
Date01/12/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Maggot Debridement Therapy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026