Cutaneous myiasis. A case report

Authors

  • María Luisa Amaya-González Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital de la Serranía, Ronda (Málaga), Spain
  • María Aurora Ruz-Zafra Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital de la Serranía, Ronda (Málaga), Spain
  • Alberto Ruiz-Cantero Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital de la Serranía, Ronda (Málaga), Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a1n1a5

Keywords:

lymphedema, elephantiasis, myiasis

Abstract

The term myiasis refers to infestation of wounds of live vertebrate, animal and human, with dipterous larvae that, at least for a certain period, feed in the host. In this paper we will describe the case of a 75-year-old man, with a chronic elephantiasis. The patient lived in a rural area and he had low socioeconomic status. He had not traveled to any subtropical places. Analyzing the case and with all etiologic diagnosis, we concluded the patient had an infestation by Calliphora spp.

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

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Amaya-González ML, Ruz-Zafra MA, Ruiz-Cantero A. Cutaneous myiasis. A case report. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];1(1):10-2. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/51

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