Recovery of a second instar Gasterophilus larva in a human infant: A case report

Authors
Royce, LA Rossignol, PA Kubitz, ML Burton, FR
Citation
La. Royce et al., Recovery of a second instar Gasterophilus larva in a human infant: A case report, AM J TROP M, 60(3), 1999, pp. 403-404
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
ISSN journal
00029637 → ACNP
Volume
60
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
403 - 404
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9637(199903)60:3<403:ROASIG>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We report a case in an infant of horse bot fly myiasis that was unusual bec ause the maggot had developed to the second instar (of three potential inst ars). This represents the first report of such late development in a human. The case occurred in a rural area of the Pacific northwest (Washington) in late summer.