title: An "infected sebaceous cyst" in a 42-year-old man with recent travel to South America.
abstract: Although myiasis is a common problem worldwide, it is often completely overlooked by physicians within the United States due to the lack of a detailed travel history. Dermatobia hominis infestation is commonly encountered throughout the tropical Americas; failure to diagnose it can lead to unnecessary prescription of antibiotics, prolonged discomfort and secondary infection. Herein, the authors present a case of D hominis myiasis in a 42-year-old man on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with a history of infected sebaceous cysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. mpeter3@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Morgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004175:Diptera; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013532:Suriname; D014195:Travel