Cutaneous myiasis due to Tumbu fly.
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Cutaneous myiasis due to Tumbu fly.
A case of cutaneous myiasis due to larvae of the Tumbu fly Cordylobia anthropophaga is reported. The clinical presentation, treatment and prevention of this infestation is described.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.9.1.58