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Popović Dragonjić L, Jović A, Janković I, Miladinović J, Ranković A, Cvetanović M, Beck R, Novosel D, Pape T, Banović P. Cordylobia anthropophaga Myiasis Mimicking Hyperproliferative Skin Disorder in Traveler Returning from Sub-Saharan Africa. Trop Med Infect Dis 2023; 8:505. [PMID: 37999624 PMCID: PMC10674998 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8110505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Myiasis is one of the most common skin diseases found in travelers returning from tropical and subtropical regions, where humans living in or visiting the African continent are most commonly infested by C. anthropophaga during the rainy season in regions with a warm climate. Here, we present a case of furuncular myiasis caused by C. anthropophaga in a Serbian patient returning from temporary work in Kenya, where the initial histology of skin lesion mimicked hyperproliferative skin disorder.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lidija Popović Dragonjić
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine Niš, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia;
- Clinic for Infectology, University Clinical Center Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia; (J.M.); (M.C.)
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- Clinic for Dermatology, University Clinical Center Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia;
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- Department of Surgery and Anesthesiology and Reanimatology, Faculty of Medicine Niš, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia;
- Clinic for Plastic Surgery, University Clinical Center Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia
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- Clinic for Infectology, University Clinical Center Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia; (J.M.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine Niš, University of Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia;
- Clinic for Infectology, University Clinical Center Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia; (J.M.); (M.C.)
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- Clinic for Infectology, University Clinical Center Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia; (J.M.); (M.C.)
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- Department for Bacteriology and Parasitology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska Cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department for Pathological Morphology, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Savska Cesta 143, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, Science Faculty, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- Clinic for Lyme Borreliosis and Other Tick-Borne Diseases, Department of Prevention of Rabies and Other Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
- Department of Microbiology with Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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Wai AP, Maw WW, Boonmars T. Myiasis in Ulcerated Breast Carcinoma: First Case Record in Myanmar. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2022; 60:139-141. [PMID: 35500896 PMCID: PMC9058279 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2022.60.2.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Myiasis is an infestation of maggot, which is frequently associated with poor personal hygiene and environmental sanitation. A 78-year-old female breast cancer patient visited clinic complaining of irritation, itching, and pain within the ulcerous cancer lesion for 3 weeks. Many maggots were found in the lesion. A total of 30 maggots were removed and identified to be 3rd stage of larvae of metallic fly. This is the first case of wound myiasis in advanced breast carcinoma as a complication of untreated or drug-induced ulcer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aung Phyo Wai
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, 693-8501,
Japan
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen,
Thailand
- Corresponding author (, )
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon,
Myanmar
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen,
Thailand
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