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.
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
Guilherme G
GG
Verocai
Julio I
JI
Fernandes
Thais R
TR
Correia
Clarissa P
CP
de Souza
Raquel M P S
RM
Melo
Fabio B
FB
Scott
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