title: A case of myiasis in man due to Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner) recorded near Rome.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Parassitologia, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy. iori@axrma.uniroma1.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iori
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zechini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cordier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Luongo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pontuale
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Persichino
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D002751:Chlortetracycline; D010878:Piperacillin