RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Penile myiasis: a case report
JF Sexually Transmitted Infections
JO Sex Transm Infect
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 183
OP 184
DO 10.1136/sti.2003.008235
VO 80
IS 3
A1 Passos, M R L
A1 Barreto, N A
A1 Varella, R Q
A1 Rodrigues, G H S
A1 Lewis, D A
YR 2004
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/80/3/183.abstract
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.