Wound and furuncular myiasis caused by <em>Wohlfahrtia magnifica</em> (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in a child with kerion

Y. Zenaty; A. Horev; S. Ben-Shimol; G. Shalom; K. Y. Mumcuoglu

Authors

Y. Zenaty Department of Dermatology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
A. Horev The Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
S. Ben-Shimol The Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
G. Shalom Department of Dermatology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
K. Y. Mumcuoglu Parasitology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, The Hebrew University–Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 91120 Israel. E-mail: kostasm@ekmd.huji.ac.il https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8125-6099

Keywords:

Diptera, Sarcophagidae, Wohlfahrtia, Wohlfahrtia magnifica, medical entomology, kerion, myiasis, wounds, Israel, Middle East

Abstract

We report a unique case of a mixed-type, wound and furuncular, myiasis caused by the larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a 5-year old child, who was diagnosed with a kerion two months prior to admission. Removing the larvae, and treatment with systemic antibiotics and antifungals resulted in a quick and full recovery of the patient.

Cite as: Zenaty, Y., Horev, A., Ben-Shimol, S., Shalom, G. & Mumcuoglu, K.Y. 2018. Wound and furuncular myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in a child with kerion. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 85–88.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1403114

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