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1: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Mar;76(3):598-9.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Furuncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in a returning traveler.

Bhandari R, Janos DP, Sinnis P.

Department of Medical Parasitology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10010, USA. ramanath.bhandari@med.nyu.edu

Furuncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis is endemic throughout Central and South America. We report a case of furuncular myiasis in a traveler returned from Costa Rica. The case is unique because the primary care physician obtained magnetic resonance images. The images, however, do not show any characteristic features that assist in diagnosis.

PMID: 17360891 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC1853312