First case of Furuncular Myiasis due to Cordylobia anthropophaga in a Latin American resident returning from Central African Republic

Publication date: January–February 2018Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 22, Issue 1Author(s): Jóse A. Suárez, Argentina Ying, Luis A. Orillac, Israel Cedeño, Néstor SosaAbstractMyiasis is a temporary infection of the skin or other organs with fly larvae.1 The larvae develop into boil-like lesions. Creeping sensations and pain are usually described by patients. Following the maturation of the larvae, spontaneous exiting and healing is experienced. Herein we present a case of a traveler returning from Central African Republic. She does not recall insect bites. She never took off her clothing for recreational bathing, nor did she visit any rural areas. The lesions appeared on unexposed skin. The specific diagnosis was performed by morphologic characterization of the larvae, resulting in Cordylobia anthropophaga, the dominant form of myiasis in Africa. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of C. anthropophaga in Latin America.
Source: The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research