Urogenital myiasis by Cordylobia anthropophaga.
BACKGROUND
Cordylobia anthropophaga is one of the most common agents of urogenital myiasis in African tropical regions. A case of vulvar myiasis due to the larvae of Cordylobia anthropophaga in a 16-year-old female is presented with a systematic review of the literature.


METHODS
A 16-year-old female with a history of recent journey to Senegal presented with a vulvar boil-like inflammatory lesion. A living insect larva was extracted from the lesion. It was identified as a Cordylobia anthropophaga larva.


CONCLUSIONS
Diagnosis of vulvar myiasis must be considered if vulvar boil-like inflammatory papules are found, essentially in travelers to and from endemic countries. The diagnosis is mainly clinical and its management consists of the extraction of the larva.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: sasnad_84@hotmail.com.
Aleksandra
A
Kovaleva
Paula Costa
PC
Climent
Consuelo Villalobos
CV
Bécares
Maria José
MJ
Martín Azaña
Natalia
N
Irishina
Enrique Iglesias
EI
Goy
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
Cordylobia anthropophaga; Foruncular myiasis; Tumbu-fly