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Scanning electron microscopy of Dermatobia hominis reveals cutaneous anchoring features
Matthias Möhrenschlager1, Martin Mempel, Ingrid Weichenmeier
1Department of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. moehrenschlager@lrz.tum.de
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|June 30, 2007
Abstract:
We report the case of a 45-year-old Caucasian woman suffering from cutaneous myiasis. With the use of scanning electron microscopy, we placed special focus on the mechanisms by which Dermatobia hominis can fasten securely within the human skin.

