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

Authors :
Lidija Popović Dragonjić
Andrija Jović
Irena Janković
Jelena Miladinović
Aleksandar Ranković
Maja Cvetanović
Relja Beck
Dinko Novosel
Thomas Pape
Pavle Banović
Source :
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 8, Iss 11, p 505 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24146366
Volume :
8
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.71aeddf1fe864221b97567751eabfb35
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8110505