Myiasis due to Parasarcophaga argyrostoma--first recorded case in Britain.
A case is described of a 79-year-old man in whom a gangrenous toe was invaded by maggots of the flesh fly Parasarcophaga argyrostoma. This is the first recorded case of myiasis by this fly in Britain.
Burgess
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Medical Entomology Centre, University of Cambridge, UK.
Spraggs
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology