Furuncular myiasis after contact with clothing (when washing clothes can be infectious) [6]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1552-1553

  Van Hal, S J M ^a   Hudson, B J ^a   Wong, D A ^b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORDYLOBIA ANTHROPOPHAGA; DERMATOBIA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLY; FURUNCULAR MYIASIS; HUMAN; LARVA; LETTER; MYIASIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREWWORM FLY; SKIN NODULE; UGANDA;

ADULT; CLOTHING; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMANS; MYIASIS;

EID: 8744257907     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425505     Document Type: Letter

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