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Furuncular myiasis: a simple and rapid method for extraction of intact Dermatobia hominis larvae.

Abstract
We report a case of furuncular myiasis complicated by Staphylococcus aureus infection and beta-hemolytic streptococcal cellulitis. The Dermatobia hominis larva that caused this lesion could not be extracted using standard methods, including suffocation and application of lateral pressure, and surgery was contraindicated because of cellulitis. The botfly maggot was completely and rapidly extracted with an inexpensive, disposable, commercial venom extractor.
AuthorsAndrea K Boggild, Jay S Keystone, Kevin C Kain
JournalClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (Clin Infect Dis) Vol. 35 Issue 3 Pg. 336-8 (Aug 01 2002) ISSN: 1537-6591 [Electronic] United States
PMID12115102 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Diptera
  • Furunculosis (parasitology)
  • Humans
  • Larva
  • Male
  • Myiasis (parasitology)

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