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Urogenital myiasis by Cordylobia anthropophaga
Aleksandra Kovaleva1, Paula Costa Climent, Consuelo Villalobos Bécares
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Puerta de Hierro de Majadahonda Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Background:
Cordylobia anthropophaga is one of the most common agents of urogenital myiasis in African tropical regions. A case of vulvar myiasis due to the larvae of Cordylobia anthropophaga in a 16-year-old female is presented with a systematic review of the literature.
Case:
A 16-year-old female with a history of recent journey to Senegal presented with a vulvar boil-like inflammatory lesion. A living insect larva was extracted from the lesion. It was identified as a Cordylobia anthropophaga larva.
Summary And Conclusions:
Diagnosis of vulvar myiasis must be considered if vulvar boil-like inflammatory papules are found, essentially in travelers to and from endemic countries. The diagnosis is mainly clinical and its management consists of the extraction of the larva.
