A Case of Cutaneous Myiasis Caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga Larvae in a Korean Traveler Returning from Central Africaopen access
- Authors
- Ko, Joo Yeon; Lee, In-Yong; Park, Byeong Jin; Shin, Jae Min; Ryu, Jae-Sook
- Issue Date
- Apr-2018
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC PARASITOLOGY, SEOUL NATL UNIV COLL MEDI
- Keywords
- Cordylobia anthropophaga; cutaneous; myiasis; Central Africa
- Citation
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, v.56, no.2, pp.199 - 203
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- SCIE
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KCI
- Journal Title
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
- Volume
- 56
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 199
- End Page
- 203
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/150266
- DOI
- 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.2.199
- ISSN
- 0023-4001
- Abstract
- The cutaneous myiasis has been rarely reported in the Republic of Korea. We intended to describe here a case of furuncular cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga larvae in a Korean traveler returned from Central Africa. A patient, 55-year-old man, had traveled to Equatorial Guinea, in Central Africa for a month and just returned to Korea. Physical examinations showed 2 tender erythematous nodules with small central ulceration on the left buttock and thigh. During skin biopsy, 2 larvae came out from the lesion. C. anthropophaga was identified by paired mouth hooks (toothed, spade-like, oral hooklets) and 2 posterior spiracles, which lack a distinct chitinous rim. Although rarely described in Korea until now, cutaneous myiasis may be encountered more frequently with increasing international travel and exchange workers to tropical areas.
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