PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M R L Passos
AU  - N A Barreto
AU  - R Q Varella
AU  - G H S Rodrigues
AU  - D A Lewis
TI  - Penile myiasis: a case report
AID  - 10.1136/sti.2003.008235
DP  - 2004 Jun 01
TA  - Sexually Transmitted Infections
PG  - 183--184
VI  - 80
IP  - 3
4099  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/80/3/183.short
4100  - http://sti.bmj.com/content/80/3/183.full
SO  - Sex Transm Infect2004 Jun 01; 80
AB  - We report a case of penile myiasis in a Brazilian man caused by the larva of Dermatobia hominis. Myiasis is a parasitic disease of humans and other vertebrates caused by larvae of several fly species. Although urinary myiasis is well recognised, infestation of the genital tissue is a rare occurrence. Once the diagnosis has been made, the treatment is usually straightforward and uncomplicated.