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Cutaneous myiasis: a simple and effective technique for extraction of Dermatobia hominis larvae
1Division of Dermatology, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, Canada.
International Journal of Dermatology
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
We describe two patients with cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis. Three larvae were removed successfully by a simple technique that involved the injection of each larva with 2 mL of lidocaine, making surgical extraction by incision and exploration unnecessary.