Human botfly infection

Parasitic botfly infection of a child in central Virginia

Fig 2. Botfly maggot at early instar. INTRODUCTION Myiasis has largely been considered a rare, exotic condition in the United States. This perception often delays diagnosis, resulting in unnecessary pain and frustration for patients. Here we describe the unusual case of an 11-year-old girl who was parasitized by a cuterebrid botfly after a day trip in August of 2016 to Smith Mountain Lake, Virg...

Cutaneous furuncular myiasis: Human infestation by the botfly.

Dermatobia hominis, the botfly, is indigenous to Central and South America. Its usual host is a mammal, often a horse or cow. Cutaneous furuncular myiasis, human infestation by the botfly, has rarely been reported. Symptoms of infestation include a locally painful, firm furuncular lesion, often with a centrally located pore. Due to their infrequent occurrence, these lesions are often misdiagnos...

Botfly myiasis: a case report.

Cutaneous infestation by the human botfly, Dermatobia hominis, results in furuncular myiasis. This condition is endemic to the forested areas of Mexico, Central and South America. However, because of widespread travel, furuncular myiasis has become more common in North America. Misdiagnosis and mismanagement can occur owing to limited awareness of the condition outside endemic areas. To our kno...

Brucella Infection Causing Abortion in Human Beings

Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Sheep Nasal Botfly (Oestrus ovis).

Ophthalmomyiasis is a parasitic eye infection. Ayoung male went on a picnic with his family. After sudden blow of wind, he had a feeling of something struck in the eye, which quickly became swollen with severe itching and lacrimation. Atotal of 19 larvae in their instar stage were removed with fine forceps under topical anesthesia and slides were prepared for their identification, which came ou...