Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Furuncular Myiasis

Published on 29 February 2004 in Pub Med Center by Charles Adeyinka Adisa1 and Augustus Mbanaso1, a very unique case a infestation on the breast of a 70 year old Nigerian lady in Aba. The larva of Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) infested her right breast. Below photos







This Nigerian lady is believe to hang her cloth at a cloth line near the bush and does not iron them before wearing them. Her village is known area of Tumbu fly endemic.

Here is the video when the larvae are been removed


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