Cutaneous Superficial Myiasis: Report of a Rare Nosocomial Parasitic Disease Caused by Sarcophaga Spp. (Diptera, Sarcophagidae)
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Cutaneous superficial myiasis: report of a rare nosocomial parasitic disease caused by Sarcophaga spp. (diptera, sarcophagidae).
Flies of the genus Sarcophaga are known to cause myiasis in necrotic wounds and in anatomical cavities where fluids have collected. We present here the first case of external cutaneous myiasis by Sarcophaga larvae in the absence of skin ulcerations or necrosis. The host in this case was a geriatric patient with limited motor and neurological capacity who lives in a nursing home. Of particular i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Central European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1210-7778,1803-1048
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3671