Botfly infestation (myiasis) masquerading as furunculosis
Gewirtzman, A.; Rabinovitz, H.
Cutis 63(2): 71-72
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162 PMID: 10071732 Document Number: 502119
The cases of an 11-year-old boy and his father who presented with furunculosis secondary to infestation with Dermatobia hominis are described. The infected patients live in south Florida, USA, and had been vacationing in Belize. Treatment is described, including the father's successful self-treatment with bacon fat.