title: Exotic myiasis caused by 19 larvae of Cordylobia anthropophaga in Namibia and identified using molecular methods in Japan.
abstract: A case of exotic myiasis caused by tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) parasitism acquired while travelling in the Republic of Namibia is reported. This is the fifth case reported in Japan, and is very unusual in that the patient was infected with 19 larvae. This is also the first case diagnosed using molecular methods in Japan. We cultured the extracted larvae in vitro and successfully obtained pupae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. fujisaki-tei@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fujisaki
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makimura
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: Toshimori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaoka
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: Sayoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishiya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D009276:Namibia; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014195:Travel