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1Duke University Medical Center, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|June 21, 2005
Abstract:
We report a finger infestation by the human bot fly, Dermatobia hominis, describe the biology and life cycle of the fly and review the diagnosis and treatment of the condition.

