Cutaneous myiasis in a traveler returning from Argentina
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DOI: 10.1111/dth.12996
Abstract: Myiasis is a common travel‐associated dermatosis. We describe a 52‐year‐old Italian man who acquired Dermatobia hominis when bitten by a mosquito during a visit to Argentina. He had a painful nodular lesion on the left… read more here.
Keywords: traveler returning; myiasis traveler; cutaneous myiasis; myiasis ... See more keywords
A dermoscopic study of cutaneous myiasis: other findings
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DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15503
Abstract: Myiasis is a cutaneous infestation by the larvae of dipterous flies. It can be furuncular/nodular, papular, or pustular. Diagnosis of cutaneous myiasis depends mainly on clinical examination especially for the nodular form. The latter two… read more here.
Keywords: study cutaneous; dermoscopic study; dermatology; cutaneous myiasis ... See more keywords
Cutaneous myiasis in skin cancer and malignant wounds: a systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1111/ijd.15672
Abstract: BACKGROUND Cutaneous myiasis in patients with malignant wounds or skin cancer is a rare and undesirable event with limited epidemiological data. A subregister of reports, lack of education in the population, inadequate empirical treatments, and… read more here.
Keywords: cutaneous myiasis; skin cancer; review; myiasis ... See more keywords