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- Human Myiasis: a personal encounterShow More
I read with some personal interest the article in the CMAJ March 3, 2015 (Vol 187(4)) "Imported and locally acquired human myiasis in Canada: a report of two cases". In 2008 I went on vacation with my husband (who happens to be an entomologist) to Belize. Having heard the stories of acquiring myiasis I was still in denial when I returned home to Canada with mosquito bites that seemed to be getting more itchy over the n...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Cuterebra myiasis in OntarioShow More
The Practice article by MacFadden and colleagues on cutaneous myiasis is excellent. This can be an elusive diagnosis and the two reported cases will be instructive to physicians who encounter similar patients.
We reported a case in 2011 of a 10-year-old boy who acquired Cuterebra myiasis of his upper eyelid following a camping trip in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Perhaps if our report had reached a broader physician a...
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