Furuncular myiasis is a parasitosis of the skin that is commonly reported in the tropical areas and is caused by various agents including Dermatobia hominis. Knowledge of myiasis is limited in Italy, resulting in difficulties in its diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of imported furuncular myiasis in a 48 year old Italian patient who returned from Peru. A third stage larva of D. hominis was identified and the diagnosis of myiasis was confirmed.
A case of furuncular myiasis in an Italian patient: a "travel souvenir" / Silvestri, Martina; Zammarchi, Lorenzo; Pombi, Marco; Morrone, Aldo; Caterino, Mauro; Cameli, Norma. - In: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. - ISSN 1972-2680. - ELETTRONICO. - 16:(2022), pp. 1778-1780. [10.3855/jidc.17006]
A case of furuncular myiasis in an Italian patient: a "travel souvenir"
Zammarchi, Lorenzo;
2022
Abstract
Furuncular myiasis is a parasitosis of the skin that is commonly reported in the tropical areas and is caused by various agents including Dermatobia hominis. Knowledge of myiasis is limited in Italy, resulting in difficulties in its diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of imported furuncular myiasis in a 48 year old Italian patient who returned from Peru. A third stage larva of D. hominis was identified and the diagnosis of myiasis was confirmed.
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