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West Indian Med J
; 44(3): 106-7, 1995 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8560880
ABSTRACT
Data are presented on a case of cutaneous furuncular myiasis in a Jamaican resident. This condition is virtually unknown in the Caribbean, but is endemic in Central and South America. The infection, which was caused by Dermatobia hominis, was acquired in Belize and was misdiagnosed and treated as infected insect bites. Cutaneous furuncular myiasis should be considered in patients with sub-acute inflammatory nodular skin lesions with a history of recent travel to endemic countries.