A Case of Cutaneous Myiasis Caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga Larvae in a Korean Traveler Returning from Central Africa
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 199-203, 2018.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-742231
ABSTRACT
The cutaneous myiasis has been rarely reported in the Republic of Korea. We intended to describe here a case of furuncular cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga larvae in a Korean traveler returned from Central Africa. A patient, 55-year-old man, had traveled to Equatorial Guinea, in Central Africa for a month and just returned to Korea. Physical examinations showed 2 tender erythematous nodules with small central ulceration on the left buttock and thigh. During skin biopsy, 2 larvae came out from the lesion. C. anthropophaga was identified by paired mouth hooks (toothed, spade-like, oral hooklets) and 2 posterior spiracles, which lack a distinct chitinous rim. Although rarely described in Korea until now, cutaneous myiasis may be encountered more frequently with increasing international travel and exchange workers to tropical areas.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Skin
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Thigh
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Ulcer
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Biopsy
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Buttocks
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Chitin
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Equatorial Guinea
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Africa, Central
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Republic of Korea
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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