Furunculoid myiasisMyiasis: After a stay in the tropics the 25-year-old patient showed a furunculoid nodule with central porus on the left thigh which was only slightly (!) painful.
Furunculoid myiasisMyiasis: After closure of the surface porus with a vaseline dressing, the larva shown above (Dermatobia hominis: Dassel fly) could be expressed after slitting the porus, followed by problem-free healing of the furuncoloid node.
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