Dermatobia hominis in the accident and emergency department: " I've got you under my skin"

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-180

  MacNamara, A ^a   Durham, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatobia hominis infection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARM; ARTICLE; BACK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MYIASIS; SOUTH AMERICA; TOURISM; TROPICS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ARM; BACK; DIPTERA; HUMANS; LARVA; MYIASIS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0030926073     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.14.3.179     Document Type: Article

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