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Myiasis due to Parasarcophaga argyrostoma —first recorded case in Britain
Author(s) -
BURGESS I.,
SPRAGGS P.D.R.
Publication year - 1992
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.1365-2230.1992.tb02162.x
Subject(s) - maggot , myiasis , flesh fly , flesh , fly larvae , medicine , surgery , dermatology , biology , larva , ecology , fishery
Summary A case is described of a 79‐year‐old man in whom a gangrenous toe was invaded by maggots of the flesh fly Parasarcophaga argyrostoma . This is the first recorded case of myiasis by this fly in Britain.