RT Book, Section
A1 Langston, Shannon M.
A1 Bales, Brian D.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181051434
T1 Myiasis
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051434
RD 2024/04/24
AB Myiasis  is  the  invasion  of  living  human  or  animal  tissue  by  maggots,  the  larvae  of  flies.  Infection  is  most  commonly  subcutaneous,  but  may  be  seen  in  wounds  and  body  cavities.  The  human  botfly  (Dermatobia  hominis)  is  a  major  cause  of  furuncular  myiasis  in  the  New  World;  mosquitoes  courier  eggs  to  the  host.  A  papule  develops  as  the  larvae  feed,  followed  by  a  pruritic  furuncle,  often  with  drainage  from  a  central  punctum.  After  maturation,  the  larva  emerges  and  falls  to  the  ground,  where  it  pupates  in  the  soil  and  evolves  into  an  adult  fly.