<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Botfly myiasis is an infestation of the skin or a body cavity by developing larvae of Dermatobia hominis, one of the most common flies that cause human infestation among the local population, in regions ranging from Mexico into South America and in travelers. The life cycle starts when a female fly glues the eggs to the vector, a blood-sucking arthropod, which carries the unhatched larvae to the susceptible host. A case of furuncular botfly myiasis in an 85 year-old female with recent travel to Belize is presented here to highlight the parasite life cycle and review the different treatment options.</p></abstract>

Botfly myiasis is an infestation of the skin or a body cavity by developing larvae of Dermatobia hominis, one of the most common flies that cause human infestation among the local population, in regions ranging from Mexico into South America and in travelers. The life cycle starts when a female fly glues the eggs to the vector, a blood-sucking arthropod, which carries the unhatched larvae to the susceptible host. A case of furuncular botfly myiasis in an 85 year-old female with recent travel to Belize is presented here to highlight the parasite life cycle and review the different treatment options.

Furuncular Botfly Myiasis – A Case Report

Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

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Botfly myiasis is an infestation of the skin or a body cavity by developing larvae of Dermatobia hominis, one of the most common flies that cause human...

Furuncular Botfly Myiasis – A Case Report

Publicado en línea: 05 dic 2018

Páginas: 9 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2018-0002

Palabras clave
Skin Diseases, Parasitic, Myiasis, Travel, Diptera, Scalp Dermatoses, Insects, Belize, Larva

© 2018 Juliana Gao, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Furuncular Botfly Myiasis – A Case Report

Publicado en línea: 05 dic 2018

Páginas: 9 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjdv-2018-0002

Palabras claveSkin Diseases, Parasitic, Myiasis, Travel, Diptera, Scalp Dermatoses, Insects, Belize, Larva

© 2018 Juliana Gao, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
Skin Diseases, Parasitic, Myiasis, Travel, Diptera, Scalp Dermatoses, Insects, Belize, Larva