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Human cutaneous myiasis—a review and report of three cases due to Dermatobia hominis
Author(s) -
LANE R. P.,
LOVELL C. R.,
GRIFFITHS W. A. D.,
SONNEX T. S.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1987.tb01854.x
Subject(s) - myiasis , dermatology , medicine , surgery , biology , larva , ecology
Summary We report on the cases of three patients who presented with cutaneous myiasis due to the human bot‐fly, Dermatobia hominis. Myiasis due to D, hominis is not uncommon in Central and South America. However, there are no recent case reports of this condition in the European literature. With improving communication it is probable that further cases will present to clinicians in Europe who may be unaware of the condition. We review briefly the major causes of human myiasis, with special reference to D. hominis.