First diagnosis of an imported human myiasis caused by Hypoderma sinense (Diptera: Oestridae), detected in a European traveler returning from India

J Travel Med. 2010 Nov-Dec;17(6):419-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00464.x.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antiparasitic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Databases, Nucleic Acid
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diptera* / classification
  • Diptera* / drug effects
  • Diptera* / genetics
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • India
  • Ivermectin / administration & dosage
  • Male
  • Myiasis / diagnosis*
  • Myiasis / drug therapy
  • Myiasis / parasitology*
  • Myiasis / surgery
  • Spain
  • Travel
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Ivermectin