myiasis/hypoxia

METHODS A 37 year old patient was admitted because of four prurigous furunculoid swellings on his right upper knee. The patient had a history of traveling in Brasil for 6 weeks, returning 2 weeks before admission. The nodular skin lesions, 2.5 cm in diameter, had a central opening, from where under

Here, we review the human botfly (Dermatobia hominis), which belongs to a group of Diptera generically known as "myiasis-causing flies," characterized by the ability of their larvae to develop in animal flesh. In addition to its medical and economic importance, there is an academic interest in this

Myiasis refers to Diptera larvae infesting vertebrate animals. There are two forms of the disease: primary and secondary. In primary myiasis, fly larvae invade and develop in healthy tissue; in secondary myiasis, flies lay their eggs in skin ulcerations, and the larvae develop in tissue necrosis

BACKGROUND Myiasis designates the infestation of live human and vertebrate animals with dipterous (two-winged) larvae (maggots) and is the fourth most common travel-associated skin disease. Furuncle is the most common aspect of cutaneous myiasis. METHODS A 24-year-old Caucasian female had been back