Tumbu Fly Larvae

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 30 Mar 2017 English Publisher:Massachusetts Medical SocietyJournal:New England Journal of Medicine, volume 376, page e22 (issn: 0028-4793, eissn: 1533-4406,

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Authors: John J, Park; Jonathan, Costello;

doi: 10.1056/nejmicm1609697

pmid: 28355510

Tumbu Fly Larvae

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Abstract

A 46-year-old woman presented with pain and swelling in her right arm after a recent trip to the Ivory Coast. Oscillatory movements of larvae were noted over ulcerated areas near her right elbow.

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Harvard University
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
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Keywords

Myiasis, Diptera, Larva, Animals, Humans, Female, Middle Aged, Skin

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