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DERMAL MYIASIS IN AN AUSTRALIAN TRAVELLER
Author(s) -
Rubel Diana M.,
Walder Brien K.,
JoppMcKay Andrea,
Rosen Robert
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1993.tb00854.x
Subject(s) - cochliomyia hominivorax , myiasis , infestation , fly larvae , larva , medicine , livestock , veterinary medicine , biology , ecology , botany
S ummary Myiasis, the infestation of body tissues by the larvae of files, occurs infrequently in Australian tourists who return from areas where certain species are endemic. Some of these insect species such as Cochliomyia hominivorax and Chrysoma bezziana (New and Old World screwworms respectively) are responsible for significant disease in livestock as well as in humans. We report a patient who travelled extensively through South America and returned to Australia with a subcutaneous nodule containing a large larva of the species Dermatobia hominis . Because of the risk of travellers introducing unwanted species of flies into our country, it is important for doctors to suspect the possibility of furuncular myiasis, and to obtain accurate identification of the larva.