title: Myiasis due to Parasarcophaga argyrostoma--first recorded case in Britain.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Medical Entomology Centre, University of Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Spraggs
mesh_terms: 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