Species
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Epidemiology
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Lesion
|
Clinical Clues
|
Number
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Maggots
|
Location
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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 species
|
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 species
|
rare, in northern hemisphere
|
1
|
1
|
head, neck, and upper chest or back
|
more common in winter months
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