1. Painful lesion in the forearm of a child traveller.
- Author
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Farah DA and Yusuf A
- Subjects
- Animals, Child, Preschool, Conservative Treatment, Diagnosis, Differential, Diptera, Djibouti, Female, Humans, Myiasis therapy, Forearm parasitology, Myiasis diagnosis, Pain parasitology, Travel-Related Illness
- Abstract
In this article, we intend to discuss a case of cutaneous myiasis in a British child traveller who recently travelled to Somaliland. A Cordylobia anthropophaga larva was identified as the species that caused the disease. The case report, which contains a video illustration of the causative agent, proved a diagnostic challenge at presentation., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2020
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