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[Cutaneous myiasis from Cordylobia anthropophaga in a traveller returning from Senegal: a case study]
Francesco Maria Fusco1, Salvatore Nardiello, Giuseppina Brancaccio
1Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Dipartimento di Anatomia Patologica, Seconda Universita di Napoli.
Le Infezioni in Medicina
|October 13, 2005
Abstract:
Myiasis is the infestation of human or animal tissues by fly larvae. The disease is widespread especially in tropical countries. Here we report a case of myiasis due to Cordylobia anthropophaga that occurred in a traveller returning from Senegal. This case has some peculiar characteristics, regarding the site of the lesion and the clinical presentation.