The dangers of an adventurous partner: Cordylobia anthropophaga infestation in London

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 374-375

  Whitehorn, J S ^a,b   Whitehorn, C ^b   Thakrar, N A ^c   Hall, M J R ^d   Godfrey Faussett, P ^a,b   Bailey, R ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Natural History Museum ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cordylobia anthropophaga; Cutaneous myiasis; Returning travellers

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOTHING; CORDYLOBIA ANTHROPOPHAGA; CORDYLOBIA MYIASIS; CUTANEOUS MYIASIS; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MAGGOT; MALE; MYIASIS; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN SWELLING; TRAVEL; UGANDA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CLOTHING; HUMANS; LARVA; LONDON; MALE; MYIASIS; TRAVEL;

CORDYLOBIA ANTHROPOPHAGA;

EID: 77952959284     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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