First report of furuncular myiasis caused by the larva of botfly, Dermatobia hominis, in a Taiwanese traveler.
10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60056-8
- Author:
Je-Ming HU
1
;
Chih-Chien WANG
;
Li-Lian CHAO
;
Chung-Shinn LEE
;
Chien-Ming SHIH
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery and Orthopaedics, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Botfly;
Furuncular myiasis;
Taiwan;
Traveler
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Diptera;
growth & development;
physiology;
Humans;
Larva;
physiology;
Male;
Myiasis;
diagnosis;
parasitology;
Taiwan;
Treatment Outcome
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
2013;3(3):229-231
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A case of furuncular myiasis was reported for the first time in a 29-year-old young Taiwanese traveler returning from an ecotourism in Peru. Furuncle-like lesions were observed on the top of his head and he complained of crawling sensations within his scalp. The invasive larva of botfly, Dermatobia hominis, was extruded from the furuncular lesion of the patient. Awareness of cutaneous myiasis for clinicians should be considered for a patient who has a furuncular lesion and has recently returned from a botfly-endemic area.
