A case of myiasis in man due to Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner) recorded near Rome.
In this report the case of a 14-year-old Italian boy is described in whom scratching wounds of the scalp were invaded by maggots of the dipterous Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner).
Iori
A
A
Istituto di Parassitologia, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy. iori@axrma.uniroma1.it
Zechini
B
B
Cordier
L
L
Luongo
E
E
Pontuale
G
G
Persichino
S
S
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000293:Adolescent; D002751:Chlortetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012535:Scalp / Q000469:parasitology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D010406:Penicillins; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D002751:Chlortetracycline; D010878:Piperacillin