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*Wound myiasis is caused with by blowflies (eat the dead flesh) or screwworms (eat live flesh)
  
*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
  
*Most common cause is ''[[Dermatobia hominis]]'' in New World, and ''[[Cordylobia anthropophaga]]'' in Africa
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{| class="wikitable"
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! rowspan="2" |Species
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! rowspan="2" |Epidemiology
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! colspan="3" |Lesion
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! rowspan="2" |Clinical Clues
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|-
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!Number
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!Maggots
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!Location
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|[[Dermatobia hominis]]
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|common, in Latin America
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|1
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|1
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|exposed sites
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|pain, with history of insect bite
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|-
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|[[Cordylobia anthropophaga]]
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|common, in Africa
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|multiple
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|1
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|covered sites
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|inflammatory reaction, more common in children and during rainy season
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|-
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|[[Cordylobia rodhaini]]
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|rare, in Africa
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|multiple
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|1
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|covere sites and lower limbs
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|
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|-
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|[[Cuterebra]]
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|rare, in North America
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|1
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|1
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|face, scalp, neck, shoulder
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|pruriginous papule, migratory, more common in children and during summer months
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|-
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|[[Wohlfahrtia vigil]]
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|rare, in North America
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|multiple
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|≤5
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|head, neck, and skin folds
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|patch before furuncle, more common in infants and from June to September
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|-
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|[[Wohlfhahrtia magnifica]]
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|rare, in Old World
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|≤5
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|≤25
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|
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|paroxysms of sharp pain, eosinophilia
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|-
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|[[Hypoderma]]
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|rare, in northern hemisphere
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|1
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|1
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|head, neck, and upper chest or back
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|more common in winter months
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|}
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== Further Reading ==
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* Myiasis. ''Clin Microbiol Rev''. 2012;25(1):79-105. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00010-11 10.1128/CMR.00010-11]
   
 
[[Category:Infectious syndromes]]
  
[[Category:Infectious syndromes]]

Latest revision as of 20:49, 3 February 2022

  • 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

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