Cutaneous myiasis with Dermatobia hominis (human bot fly) larvae treated both conservatively and surgically.
A case is presented of infestation with the larvae of Dermatobia hominis (human bot fly). This case is unusual in that it provides an example of three different outcomes for separate lesions in the same patient; spontaneous resolution, conservative treatment and surgical intervention. It also illustrates that myiasis should be included in the differential diagnosis of any skin lesion of a patient returning from the tropics.
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Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera; D004643:Emollients / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D010577:Petrolatum / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014329:Tropical Climate
D004643:Emollients; D010577:Petrolatum