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Cutaneous myiasis caused by Hermetia illucens (L.) has not been reported previously. We present a case of facultative furuncular myiasis characterized by infestation with a single larva in a woman from Seattle, WA, who had traveled to East Africa.
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PMID:Human furuncular myiasis caused by Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). 747 33

Cutaneous myiasis is the infestation of skin or mucous membranes with larvae of flies. We describe a case caused by Dermatobia hominis, acquired in South America. Cutaneous myiasis should be suspected in a patient with a secreting, non-healing furuncular skin-lesion and relevant travel history. The patient may remember being bitten by insects. Sensation of movement in the lesion, which may be observed, supports the diagnosis. Correct diagnosis will prevent unnecessary treatment with antibiotics, and surgery will almost always prove unnecessary.
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PMID:[Cutaneous myiasis--an imported case caused by the South American fly larvae Dermatobia hominis]. 763 56

Cutaneous myiasis is the infestation of tissue by the larvae of flies. There are many causes and they are geographically dependent. The clinical presentation is variable depending on the cause and the body part(s) affected, which can include skin, nasal, ocular, oral, aural, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts. Treatment is complete removal of the larvae from the affected site. The ultimate goal is prevention. We briefly review a case report and then review definition, causes, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Cutaneous myiasis reiterates the basics of clinical medicine, which require one to obtain a thorough history, including travel, potential risk exposure, and occupation, and to perform a complete physical examination of a patient with any suspicious lesion.
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PMID:"Flies in the flesh": a case report and review of cutaneous myiasis. 771 31

Cutaneous myiasis (myia: Greek word for fly) is an infestation of fly maggots in the skin. A case of human botfly (Dermatobia hominis) myiasis presenting to a Canadian emergency department is described. Typically, it presents as an apparent persistently infected skin abscess or insect bite. As the botfly is indigenous only to Central and South America, the condition is unfamiliar to most North American physicians. However, the rapidity of international air travel permits this exotic tropical infestation to present in any region. Obtaining a history of recent travel to an endemic area is the key to making the diagnosis and instituting appropriate treatment.
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PMID:An unexpected surprise in a common boil. 897 6

Cutaneous myiasis is a temporary infestation of the skin with fly larvae. Travelling to subtropical areas accounts for a higher risk and increasing incidence in Europeans. In Middle- and South American myiasis is mainly caused by the botfly (Dermatobia hominis). Blood-suckling arthropods, usually mosquitoes, transmit the larvae of the botfly via phoresis, a unique mechanism of egg deposition. In Africa cutaneous myiasis is mostly due to the tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga). Infection with the tumbu fly larvae occurs after direct contact with the eggs that are often deposited in clothes and towels. Clinically an abscess-like lesion develops. Creeping sensations of movement under the skin are occasionally described. Following hatching, spontaneous healing can normally be expected, although extraction of the larvae is recommended to prevent abscess formation and superinfection.
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PMID:[Cutaneous myiasis--a vacation souvenir]. 1023 91

Cutaneous myiasis infestations are normally found in South and Central America but increasing travel has resulted in their spread to non-indigenous countries with increasing frequency. We report two cases of cutaneous infestation by Dermatobia hominis in Taif, Saudi Arabia. There was no history of travel outside Saudi Arabia. The source of infection appears to be domestic cattle indicating that these infestations may be endemic in this region.
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PMID:Cutaneous myiasis due to Dermatobia hominis in Saudis. 1150 Jul 37

Myiasis is a rare infestation of any part of the body by larvae of Diptera. Cutaneous myiasis, the most common form seen in tropical climates of Central America, South America and Africa, are extremely rare in the United States. An extraordinary case of cutaneous myiasis was seen in Hot Springs in a 71-year-old healthy white male upon his return from the rain forest of Costa Rica. Manual extraction of one of the larvae by the patient and surgical excision of three other separate subcutaneous larvae were diagnostic and therapeutic in this case.
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PMID:Cutaneous myiasis in Arkansas. 1221 35

Cutaneous myiasis caused by the human botfly Dermatobia hominis involves the infestation of tissue with dipterous fly larvae and is common in the neotropical region of the New World. We report a case of D. hominis imported in Switzerland from Costa Rica. In the past, various approaches to extract the botfly larva have been reported.
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PMID:Cutaneous myiasis due to Dermatobia hominis. 1511 86

Cutaneous myiasis is a temporary infestation of the skin with fly larvae (1). The following is a description of a case of cutaneous myiasis caused by the African Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga). The clinical presentation and treatment of this infestation is discussed. A review of the Tumbu fly's lifecycle with emphasis on the prevention of the disease in the operational environment is also described.
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PMID:Cutaneous myiasis due to the Tumbu fly during Operation Keeling. 1514 8

Lipedema refers to the abnormal deposition of subcutaneous fat causing a striking enlargement of the lower extremities that is out of proportion to the upper body. Most clinicians are unaware of this disease and thus it is seldom diagnosed correctly. Cutaneous myiasis is the infestation of skin by fly larvae. We describe an unusual case of a woman with lipedema who developed cutaneous myiasis.
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PMID:An unusual combination: lipedema with myiasis. 1515 6


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