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1: Sex Transm Infect. 2004 Jun;80(3):183-4.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Penile myiasis: a case report.

Passos MR, Barreto NA, Varella RQ, Rodrigues GH, Lewis DA.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sector, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. mipmaur@vm.uff.br

We report a case of penile myiasis in a Brazilian man caused by the larva of Dermatobia hominis. Myiasis is a parasitic disease of humans and other vertebrates caused by larvae of several fly species. Although urinary myiasis is well recognised, infestation of the genital tissue is a rare occurrence. Once the diagnosis has been made, the treatment is usually straightforward and uncomplicated.

PMID: 15169999 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1744837

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