Furuncular myiasis secondary to Dermatobia hominis.
Dermatobia homininis is the most common cause of furuncular myiasis in Central and South America. It is diagnosed based on a history of travel to an endemic region and the characteristic cutaneous lesion. We present a 54-year-old patient who presented with both a travel history and cutaneous findings of furuncular myiasis.
Lane
Joshua E
JE
Section of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA. joshua.lane@lycos.com
Rogers
Robert M
RM
Mullins
Stephen
S
Lesher
Jack L
JL
D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004175:Diptera; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery