Miasi cutanea da Cordylobia anthropophaga in un viaggiatore di ritorno dal Senegal

Francesco Maria Fusco; Salvatore Nardiello; Giuseppina Brancaccio; Raffaele Rossiello; Giovanni Battista Gaeta

Miasi cutanea da Cordylobia anthropophaga in un viaggiatore di ritorno dal Senegal

Translated title of the contribution: Cutaneous myiasis from Cordylobia anthropophaga in a traveller returning from Senegal

Francesco Maria Fusco, Salvatore Nardiello, Giuseppina Brancaccio, Raffaele Rossiello, Giovanni Battista Gaeta

Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani

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Abstract

Myiasis is the infestation of human or animal tissues by fly larvae. The disease is widespread especially in tropical countries. Here we report a case of myiasis due to Cordylobia anthropophaga that occurred in a traveller returning from Senegal. This case has some peculiar characteristics, regarding the site of the lesion and the clinical presentation.

Translated title of the contribution	Cutaneous myiasis from Cordylobia anthropophaga in a traveller returning from Senegal
Original language	Italian
Pages (from-to)	109-111
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infezioni in Medicina
Volume	13
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Jun 2005

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Microbiology (medical)

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