Abstract

CRUZ CLAVIJO, Sara E.  and  MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ, Iván A.. Furuncular myiasis -Eco-epidemiological view of a case report. Infect. [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.2, pp.83-87. ISSN 0123-9392.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infect.2014.02.007.

Myiasis includes several entities recognized in the rural environment. It occurs generally in older adults and may compromise locations from the skin and scalp to mucous membranes. The responsibles are insects of the Diptera class, whose larvae develop in living tissues thus infesting of the host. We report the case of an 82-year-old patient with a furuncular right knee lesion associated with Dermatobia hominis myiasis. Following the extraction, full recovery was achieved after a 3-week follow-up. An eco-epidemiological study of the patient´s environment revealed all factors that favor the development of myiasis.

Keywords : Myiasis; Dermatobia hominis; Diptera.

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