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Case Reports
. 2014 Aug;91(2):217-218.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0688.

Furuncular myiasis on glans penis

Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra, Bruno Cruz Fonseca, Nathasha Sbragio Ganem
Case Reports

Furuncular myiasis on glans penis

Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Aug.
No abstract available

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Nodule with central pore on the glans penis with serosanguinous discharge.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Ultrasound showed fusiform echogenic image.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Surgical removal of D. hominis larva.
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References

    1. Maier H, Hönigsmann H. Furuncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004;50:26–30. - PubMed
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