title: Myiasis of the scalp due to Dermatobia hominis in a traveler returning from Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Section of Microbiology, University Hospital of Parma, Viale A. Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy. adriana.calderaro@unipr.it
authors: Adriana
authors: A
authors: Calderaro
authors: Simona
authors: S
authors: Peruzzi
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Gorrini
authors: Giovanna
authors: G
authors: Piccolo
authors: Sabina
authors: S
authors: Rossi
authors: Eugenio
authors: E
authors: Grignaffini
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Gatti
authors: Edoardo
authors: E
authors: Caleffi
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Dettori
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Chezzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004175:Diptera; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D012535:Scalp / Q000469:parasitology*; D014195:Travel