Furuncular myiasis in Italian traveler returning from Kenya.
| Autor: | Oliva E; UOC Microbiologia e Virologia, ASST 'Papa Giovanni XXIII', Bergamo, Italia. esteroliva88@gmail.com., Bargiggia G; UOC Microbiologia e Virologia, ASST 'Papa Giovanni XXIII', Bergamo, Italia. gbargiggia@asst-pg23.it., Quinzan G; UOC Malattie Infettive, ASST 'Papa Giovanni XXIII', Bergamo, Italia. gquinzan@asst-pg23.it., Lanza P; UOC Malattie Infettive, ASST 'Papa Giovanni XXIII', Bergamo, Italia. planza@asst-pg23.it., Farina C; UOC Microbiologia e Virologia, ASST 'Papa Giovanni XXIII', Bergamo, Italia. cfarina@asst-pg23.it. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of infection in developing countries [J Infect Dev Ctries] 2020 Jan 31; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 114-116. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 31. |
| DOI: | 10.3855/jidc.11560 |
| Abstrakt: | Myiasis has been defined as the infestation of organs and/or tissues with dipterous larvae. They are especially widespread in tropical and subtropical areas. Cutaneous myiasis is its most frequent clinical presentation. This report presents a case of furuncular myiasis caused by the larva of Cordylobia anthropophaga in a 22-year-old girl living in Bergamo, Northern Italy, who returned from Kenya (Watamu) with a big, painful furuncle in her right gluteus. The patient accidentally removed the larva from a large pimple and took it to the infectious disease ambulatory clinic at the ASST "Papa Giovanni XXIII" Hospital, Bergamo. In the Microbiology and Virology Department of the same hospital, a larva of C. anthropophaga was identified and the diagnosis of myiasis was confirmed. Competing Interests: No Conflict of Interest is declared (Copyright (c) 2020 Ester Oliva, Graziano Bargiggia, Gianpaolo Quinzan, Paola Lanza, Claudio F Farina.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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