Resumen

Myiasis includes several entities recognized in the rural environment. It occurs generally in older adults and may compromise locations from the skin and scalp to mucous membranes. The responsibles are insects of the Diptera class, whose larvae develop in living tissues thus infesting of the host. We report the case of an 82 year old patient with a furuncular right kneelesion associated with Dermatobia hominis myiasis. Following the extraction, full recovery was achieved after a 3 week followup. An eco-epidemiological study of the patient’s environment revealed all factors that favor the development of myiasis.

Palabras clave: Myiasis Dermatobia hominis Diptera.

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Vol. 19 Núm.2. Abril-Junio 2015 Pags. 83-87 Infectio 2015; 19(2)