Cordylobia anthropophaga Myiasis Mimicking Hyperproliferative Skin Disorder in Traveler Returning from Sub-Saharan Africa

Myiasis is one of the most common skin diseases found in travelers returning from tropical and subtropical regions, where humans living in or visiting the African continent are most commonly infested by C. anthropophaga during the rainy season in regions with a warm climate. Here, we present a case...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Popović Dragonjić, Lidija, Jović, Andrija, Janković, Irena, Miladinović, Jelena, Ranković, Aleksandar, Cvetanović, Maja, Beck, Relja, Novosel, Dinko, Pape, Thomas, Banović, Pavle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10674998/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37999624
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8110505
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Sumario:Myiasis is one of the most common skin diseases found in travelers returning from tropical and subtropical regions, where humans living in or visiting the African continent are most commonly infested by C. anthropophaga during the rainy season in regions with a warm climate. Here, we present a case of furuncular myiasis caused by C. anthropophaga in a Serbian patient returning from temporary work in Kenya, where the initial histology of skin lesion mimicked hyperproliferative skin disorder.

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