title: Tracheopulmonary myiasis caused by a mature third-instar Cuterebra larva: case report and review.
abstract: Myiasis is the infestation of vertebrate tissues with fly larvae (Diptera). Most human cases in North America are subcutaneous forms due to Dermatobia hominis imported from Central and South America. Human cases of myiasis acquired in North America are rare and are primarily subdermal or ophthalmologic forms of infestation caused by early stages of Cuterebra larvae. We report an unusual case of tracheopulmonary myiasis, resulting from the in situ development of a mature cuterebrine larva associated with high eosinophilia. Only two other cases of tracheopulmonary cuterebrid myiasis have been reported in humans, and they are reviewed herein. Cuterebra myiasis (cuterebrosis) remains a rare and aberrant cause of tracheopulmonary disease and is a newly described cause of eosinophilia in humans.
authors.affiliation: Service de Microbiologie, Hôtel-Dieu, AP-HP, Université Paris VI, 75181 Paris Cedex 04, France. muriel.cornet@htd.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cornet
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Florent
authors.forename: Aurélie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wertheimer
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perez-Eid
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bangs
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouvet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009117:Muscidae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000469:parasitology*; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology