Suárez Jóse A, Ying Argentina, Orillac Luis A, Cedeño Israel, Sosa Néstor
Gorgas Memorial Institute, City of Panama, Panama.
Universidad de Panama, Departamento de Parasitología, City of Panama, Panama.
Braz J Infect Dis. 2018 Jan-Feb;22(1):70-73. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2017.12.003. Epub 2018 Feb 2.
Myiasis is a temporary infection of the skin or other organs with fly larvae. The larvae develop into boil-like lesions. Creeping sensations and pain are usually described by patients. Following the maturation of the larvae, spontaneous exiting and healing is experienced. Herein we present a case of a traveler returning from Central African Republic. She does not recall insect bites. She never took off her clothing for recreational bathing, nor did she visit any rural areas. The lesions appeared on unexposed skin. The specific diagnosis was performed by morphologic characterization of the larvae, resulting in Cordylobia anthropophaga, the dominant form of myiasis in Africa. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of C. anthropophaga in Latin America.
蝇蛆病是皮肤或其他器官被蝇幼虫临时感染。幼虫会发展成疖样病变。患者通常会描述有爬行感和疼痛。幼虫成熟后，会自行排出并愈合。在此，我们报告一例从中非共和国归来的旅行者病例。她不记得有昆虫叮咬。她从未脱衣进行过休闲沐浴，也未去过任何农村地区。病变出现在未暴露的皮肤上。通过对幼虫进行形态学鉴定做出了明确诊断，结果显示为嗜人瘤蝇蛆，这是非洲蝇蛆病的主要形式。据我们所知，这是拉丁美洲首例报告的嗜人瘤蝇蛆病例。
