Imported Furuncular Myiasis Due to Cordylobia anthropophaga: A Case Highlighting the Role of Ultrasonography and Morphological Confirmation

Justyna Adamczuk, Katarzyna Sikorska, Piotr Czupryna, Karol Borawski, Mateusz Matwiejuk, Hend Malla, Merry Jebessa, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska · 2026

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Background: Furuncular cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga is a rare condition in non-endemic regions and may mimic furunculosis or skin abscesses, posing a diagnostic challenge. Case presentation: A previously healthy 24-year-old woman presented eight days after returning from Zanzibar with multiple tender erythematous nodules on the buttocks and left forearm.

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CREATORJustyna Adamczuk, Katarzyna Sikorska, Piotr Czupryna, Karol Borawski, Mateusz Matwiejuk, Hend Malla, Merry Jebessa, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE9 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13516547

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