Annals of plastic surgery
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Annals of plastic surgery · Feb 2001
Review Case ReportsBotfly myiasis: case report and brief review.
The painful, boil-like lesion of furuncular myiasis is a result of the invasion of subcutaneous tissues by larvae of Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly. This arthropod is indigenous to Mexico, and Central and South America, and imported cases to the United States are increasing as travel to these regions continues to rise. ⋯ Surgical removal sometimes results in damage to the larva with retention of larval fragments in the wound. The authors describe a patient and a novel approach that ensures removal of the intact larva and its surrounding burrow.