Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2002 Oct;55(10):798-9.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.55.10.798.

A sebaceous cyst with a difference: Dermatobia hominis

L J Harbin  1 , M Khan, E M Thompson, R D Goldin
Affiliations
Case Reports

A sebaceous cyst with a difference: Dermatobia hominis

L J Harbin et al. J Clin Pathol. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

Dermatobia hominis causes furuncular myiasis and is endemic to South America. This report describes a case in a young woman who had recently visited Belize, highlighting the importance of clinical history (including travel history) and close liaison between pathologist and surgeon.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Macroscopic appearance of larva received. (B) Microscopic transverse section through larva showing respiratory tubules, striated muscle, and outer cuticle (haematoxylin and eosin stained).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intradermal abscess centred on organism (haematoxylin and eosin stained).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on

References

    1. Jelinek T, Nothdurft HD, Rieder N, et al. Cutaneous myiasis: review of 13 cases in travellers returning from tropical countries.Int J Dermatol 1995;34:624–6. - PubMed
    1. Bangsgaard R, Holst B, Krogh E, et al. Palpebral myiasis in a Danish traveller caused by the human bot-fly (Dermatobia hominis).Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2000;78:487–9. - PubMed
    1. Goodman RL, Montalvo MA, Reed JB, et al. Photo essay: anterior orbital myiasis caused by human bot-fly (Dermatobia hominis).Arch Ophthalmol 2000;118:1002–3. - PubMed
    1. Kahn DG. Myiasis secondary to Dermatobia hominis (human botfly) presenting as a long-standing breast mass.Arch Pathol Lab Med 1999;123:829–31. - PubMed