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M R L Passos1, N A Barreto, R Q Varella
1Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sector, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. mipmaur@vm.uff.br
Sexually Transmitted Infections
|June 1, 2004
Abstract:
We report a case of penile myiasis in a Brazilian man caused by the larva of Dermatobia hominis. Myiasis is a parasitic disease of humans and other vertebrates caused by larvae of several fly species. Although urinary myiasis is well recognised, infestation of the genital tissue is a rare occurrence. Once the diagnosis has been made, the treatment is usually straightforward and uncomplicated.
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