[Travel in the tropics and furunculoid myiasis. Botfly larva in a child].
Dipterous fly maggots of different species live worldwide as parasites in hooved mammals. In the host the larval development causes typical boils, i.e., abscesses including the larvae. As a result of increasing tourist traffic, travelers can also bring back to Germany tropical types of myiasis.
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Pathologisches Institut, Klinikum Aschaffenburg.
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D004175:Diptera; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014195:Travel
Tropenaufenthalt und furunkuloide Myiasis. Dasselfliegenlarve bei einem Kind.