title: Myiasis after study trip to French Guiana.
abstract: Cutaneous myiasis is usually a harmless tropical disease caused by infestation with larvae from a variety of flies. Because of its rare occurrence in Europe, it is often misdiagnosed. Increased travel to tropical regions has correspondingly increased the number of cases observed in Europe. The furuncular type of cutaneous myiasis in a 31-year-old biology student was diagnosed upon his return from French Guiana. The student cultured one of the larvae to obtain a botfly. This case is discussed in the light of the current literature on pathogenesis, incidence and therapy of cutaneous myiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University of Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: Heike A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Andreas C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Renkl
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lapinski
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scharffetter-Kochanek
authors.forename: Johannes M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development; D005542:Forearm; D005616:French Guiana; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate