<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background: Myiasis is the infestation with fly larvae in live vertebrate hosts. The disease has not been reported in Thailand.Method and Results: We report the first case series of cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in two Thai travelers who visited Brazil. Two of five travelers were infested with D. hominis larvae. Both presented with furuncular lesions. Surgical excision was performed for both patients and the larvae were removed. They were identified as second stage of D. hominis. Sequence data of both mitochondrial and nuclear genes of the larva were similar to previous reports from Brazil.Conclusion: With increasing travel into endemic countries of D. hominis, physician should be aware of this parasitic infestation.</abstract>

Background: Myiasis is the infestation with fly larvae in live vertebrate hosts. The disease has not been reported in Thailand.Method and Results: We report the first case series of cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in two Thai travelers who visited Brazil. Two of five travelers were infested with D. hominis larvae. Both presented with furuncular lesions. Surgical excision was performed for both patients and the larvae were removed. They were identified as second stage of D. hominis. Sequence data of both mitochondrial and nuclear genes of the larva were similar to previous reports from Brazil.Conclusion: With increasing travel into endemic countries of D. hominis, physician should be aware of this parasitic infestation.

Cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in Thai travelers: first report in Thailand

Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, Bangkok 10110,

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330,

Medical Science Program, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330,

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330,

Asian Biomedicine

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Background: Myiasis is the infestation with fly larvae in live vertebrate hosts. The disease has not been reported in Thailand.Method and Results: We report...

Cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in Thai travelers: first report in Thailand

Article Category: Clinical report

Pubblicato online: 04 feb 2017

Pagine: 487 - 494

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0603.081

Parole chiave
Dermatobia hominis, imported case series, Myiasis, Thailand

© 2017

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

Cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in Thai travelers: first report in Thailand

Article Category: Clinical report

Pubblicato online: 04 feb 2017

Pagine: 487 - 494

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0603.081

Parole chiaveDermatobia hominis, imported case series, Myiasis, Thailand

© 2017

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

Parole chiave
Dermatobia hominis, imported case series, Myiasis, Thailand