Cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis acquired in Jamaica.
The authors describe a case of cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in a 23-year-old Italian woman who contracted the infestation during a tour in Jamaica. The infestation was located on the back and was characterized clinically by a single inflammatory nodule. To our knowledge, this is the first case of cutaneous myiasis due to Dermatobia hominis acquired in Jamaica.
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Institute of Dermatological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. stefano.veraldi@unimi.it
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D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007563:Jamaica; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult