Furuncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 26-30

  Maier, Harald ^a   Hönigsmann, Herbert ^a  

^a Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL TAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATOBIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXUDATE; FURUNCULAR MYIASIS; GUATEMALA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFESTATION; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MYIASIS; OINTMENT; PARASITE VECTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; TRAVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0842304288     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(03)01488-9     Document Type: Article

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