Myiasis presenting as cellulitis of the cheek

Preiser, G.; Lavell, T.E.; Dorsey, W.F.

Pediatrics 64(1): 88-89

1979


ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005
PMID: 450568
Document Number: 145053
A case of myiasis due to the northern cattle grub (Hypoderma bovis) in a 2 1/2-year-old girl presenting as cellulitis of the cheek and periorbital cellulitis is detailed in this report. A literature review of similar cases reported over the past five years is included.

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