Botfly Infestation (Dermatobia hominis).

From: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | Date: March 1, 2001| Author: Granter, Scott R.; Hecht, Jonathan L.; McLaughlin, Margaret | Copyright information

A 61-year-old woman noted pruritic lesions on her back, proximal right thigh, and in her left supraclavicular area about 2 weeks after returning from a 10-day vacation in Belize, which included 4 days of snorkeling in the ocean (no freshwater exposure) and 6 days of jungle hiking. She was well during the trip, taking mefloquine for malaria prophylaxis, applying diethyltoluamide, and wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants while in the jungle, although she would change to shorts at ni...

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