[Furunculoid myiasis due to Cordylobia anthropophaga in a traveler returning from Africa and review of the literature].

A 45-year old tourist returning from Dakar, Senegal had furunculoid cutaneous myiasis caused by larvae of Cordylobia anthropophaga. The diagnosis was made on the return to Vienna by identification of the larvae found in the skin lesions. Since the cutaneous lesions may be easily confused with ordinary types of furunculosis, the diagnosis of cordylobiasis should be excluded in all travelers returning from endemic areas (Africa south to the Sahara), because this disease may be much more common than hitherto suspected. In addition to the differential diagnosis a review of the literature on similar case reports in recent years is presented.