Myiasis
From IDWiki
- Infestation of fly larvae
- Wound myiasis is caused with by blowflies (eat the dead flesh) or screwworms (eat live flesh)
- Most common cause is Dermatobia hominis in New World, and Cordylobia anthropophaga in Africa
| Species | Epidemiology | Lesion | Clinical Clues | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Maggots | Location | |||
| Dermatobia hominis | common, in Latin America | 1 | 1 | exposed sites | pain, with history of insect bite |
| Cordylobia anthropophaga | common, in Africa | multiple | 1 | covered sites | inflammatory reaction, more common in children and during rainy season |
| Cordylobia rodhaini | rare, in Africa | multiple | 1 | covere sites and lower limbs | |
| Cuterebra | rare, in North America | 1 | 1 | face, scalp, neck, shoulder | pruriginous papule, migratory, more common in children and during summer months |
| Wohlfahrtia vigil | rare, in North America | multiple | ≤5 | head, neck, and skin folds | patch before furuncle, more common in infants and from June to September |
| Wohlfhahrtia magnifica | rare, in Old World | ≤5 | ≤25 | paroxysms of sharp pain, eosinophilia | |
| Hypoderma | rare, in northern hemisphere | 1 | 1 | head, neck, and upper chest or back | more common in winter months |
Further Reading
- Myiasis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2012;25(1):79-105. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00010-11
