Dermatological Problems of Our Travellers

Czech version

Authors: J. Kožnerová ¹; M. Daniel ²
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika geografické medicíny FN KV, Praha, 2Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnictví, Škola veřejného zdravotnictví, Praha, vedoucí MUDr. A. Malina ¹
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2000; (12): 691-693
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Overview

The authors wish to make the medical community familiar with a less common health problem which must be taken into account in trips to the tropical part of South and Central America. Dermatobiosis, a tropical furunculoid myasis caused by larvae of Dermatobia hominis developed in two citizens after a stay in Peru. The authors also wish to emphasize that affection with a severe parasitosis, such as this dermatobiosis may be (depending on the site of the lesion where the larvae of the fly develop) may occur even after a very short stay in endemic area. Suitable treatment is surgical and after removal of the larvae possibly suppression of secondary infection.

Key words:
tropical furunculoid myasis - Dermatobia hominis - import from Peru.

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