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Published in: Current Infectious Disease Reports 9/2016

01-09-2016 | Tropical, Travel and Emerging Infections (L Chen, Section Editors)

Cutaneous Myiasis

Authors: Michal Solomon, Tamar Lachish, Eli Schwartz

Published in: Current Infectious Disease Reports | Issue 9/2016

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Abstract

Myiasis is defined as the infestation of live vertebrates, either humans or animals, with dipterous larvae. Many organs can be infested by these larvae with cutaneous myiasis being the most common form. Cutaneous myiasis can be divided into three categories: localized furuncular myiasis, migratory myiaisis and wound myiasis, which occurs when fly larvae infest the open wounds of the host. Human myiasis has worldwide distribution, with more species and a heavier burden in tropical and subtropical countries. In recent years with increased travel to the tropics, myiasis has become common in returning travelers from these regions, Furuncular myiasis, mainly Dermatobia homonis becomes the most common form seen among them. Treatment is based on full extraction of the larva and no antibiotic treatment is needed. Understanding the mode of transmission of each type of myiasis may help to prevent the infestation.
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Metadata
Title
Cutaneous Myiasis
Authors
Michal Solomon
Tamar Lachish
Eli Schwartz
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Infectious Disease Reports / Issue 9/2016
Print ISSN: 1523-3847
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3146
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-016-0537-6

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