Myiasis of the scalp due to Dermatobia hominis in a traveler returning from Brazil.
This article describes a case of myiasis by Dermatobia hominis diagnosed in a young Italian man returning from a vacation through Brazil. Considering the increasing number of travels to tropical and subtropical areas, clinicians in nonendemic areas must think about the possibility of imported unusual infestations during their daily practice.
Calderaro
Adriana
A
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Section of Microbiology, University Hospital of Parma, Viale A. Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy. adriana.calderaro@unipr.it
Peruzzi
Simona
S
Gorrini
Chiara
C
Piccolo
Giovanna
G
Rossi
Sabina
S
Grignaffini
Eugenio
E
Gatti
Stefano
S
Caleffi
Edoardo
E
Dettori
Giuseppe
G
Chezzi
Carlo
C
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004175:Diptera; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000469:parasitology*; D014195:Travel