First Diagnosis of an Imported Human Myiasis Caused by Hypoderma sinense (Diptera: Oestridae), Detected in a European Traveler Returning From India

This paper reports a case of myiasis caused by Hypoderma sinense in a European man returning from a journey through northern India. The patient showed eosinophilia, systemic signs of inflammation, and painful swellings in several parts of the body. The diagnosis was confirmed by specific serology an...

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Published in:Journal of travel medicine 2010-11, Vol.17 (6), p.419-423
Main Authors: PUENTE, Sabino, OTRANTO, Domenico, PANADERO, Rosario, HERRERO, Maria D, RIVAS, Pablo, RAMIREZ-OLIVENCIA, Germán, MARISCAL, Cesar, PERTEGUER, María J, DIEZ-BANOS, Pablo, GARATE, Teresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Antiparasitic Agents - administration & dosage
Biological and medical sciences
Databases, Nucleic Acid
Diagnosis, Differential
Diptera
Diptera - classification
Diptera - drug effects
Diptera - genetics
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Europe
General aspects
Human parasitic diseases due to arthropods
Humans
Hypoderma
India
Infectious diseases
Ivermectin - administration & dosage
Male
Medical sciences
Myiasis - diagnosis
Myiasis - drug therapy
Myiasis - parasitology
Myiasis - surgery
Oestridae
Parasitic diseases
Spain
Travel
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:This paper reports a case of myiasis caused by Hypoderma sinense in a European man returning from a journey through northern India. The patient showed eosinophilia, systemic signs of inflammation, and painful swellings in several parts of the body. The diagnosis was confirmed by specific serology and parasite molecular identification.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00464.x