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Myiasis owing to Dermatobia hominis in a HIV‐infected subject: Treatment by topical ivermectin
Author(s) -
Clyti E.,
Nacher M.,
Merrien L.,
El Guedj M.,
Roussel M.,
SainteMarie D.,
Couppié P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03028.x
Subject(s) - ivermectin , myiasis , medicine , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , larva , veterinary medicine , biology , ecology
We report the occurence of myiasis owing to Dermatobia hominis (Dh) in a HIV‐infected subject. HIV infection did not modify the pathogenicity of myiasis. However, the clinical presentation seemed unusual with voluminous inflammatory nodules. Use of topical ivermectin killed the larvae and facilitated their extraction.