Furuncular myiasis caused by the human bot-fly Dermatobia hominis in a domestic cat from Brazil.
This paper reports a case of furuncular myiasis caused by the human bot-fly Dermatobia hominis in a domestic cat from Brazil. A crossbred shorthaired female cat of approximately 3 years old, presented with three boil-like cutaneous lesions at the left cranioventral region of the neck. These were diagnosed as furuncular myiasis. The animal was sedated, and after shaving the fur, bot-fly larvae were removed from the lesion by digital compression. Afterwards, the wounds were treated with 10% iodine solution and also with wound-healing cream containing sulfanilamide, urea and beeswax. Maggots were identified as third-stage larvae of D hominis. Clinical case reports of human bot-fly myiasis in cats are relevant due to its scarce occurrence in feline veterinary practice in some countries.
Verocai
Guilherme G
GG
Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Instituto de Veterinária (IV), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), BR 465, Km 7 PSA/UFRRJ, Seropédica, RJ 23890-000, Brazil. gverocai@gmail.com
Fernandes
Julio I
JI
Correia
Thais R
TR
de Souza
Clarissa P
CP
Melo
Raquel M P S
RM
Scott
Fabio B
FB
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005260:Female; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D009333:Neck / Q000469:parasitology; D016896:Treatment Outcome