title: First report of furuncular myiasis caused by the larva of botfly, Dermatobia hominis, in a Taiwanese traveler.
abstract: A case of furuncular myiasis was reported for the first time in a 29-year-old young Taiwanese traveler returning from an ecotourism in Peru. Furuncle-like lesions were observed on the top of his head and he complained of crawling sensations within his scalp. The invasive larva of botfly, Dermatobia hominis, was extruded from the furuncular lesion of the patient. Awareness of cutaneous myiasis for clinicians should be considered for a patient who has a furuncular lesion and has recently returned from a botfly-endemic area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Orthopaedics, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Je-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chih-Chien
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Lian
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Chung-Shinn
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chien-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shih
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D013624:Taiwan; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Botfly; Furuncular myiasis; Taiwan; Traveler