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.
Cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis acquired in Jamaica / S. Veraldi, C. Francia, M.C. Persico, V. La Vela. - In: WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 0043-3144. - 58:6(2009 Dec), pp. 614-616.
Cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis acquired in Jamaica
S. VeraldiPrimo
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2009
Abstract
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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