Furuncular myiasis
- University of Cambridge Clinical School, Department of Infectious Diseases, Ward N2, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
- Michael Weekes, weekes{at}doctors.net.uk
- Published 25 August 2009
A 66-year-old male traveller returning from Costa Rica presented with a 4-week history of a gradually enlarging painless boil above the lateral malleolus of his right ankle. He was systemically well, and had no recollection of an insect bite. Examination revealed a 2 cm furuncle (fig 1A) with two central pores. When occluded, a breathing tube extended through the larger pore.
Figure 1
(A) A …
