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Furunkuläre Hautläsionen nach Tropenaufenthalt

Furunculoid skin lesions after travel to the tropics

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Myiasis bezeichnet den Befall von humanem oder tierischem Gewebe durch Fliegenlarven.

Wir stellen eine kutane Myiasis (Tumbu-Fliege; Cordylobia anthropophaga) eines Touristen vor, der sich in Afrika aufgehalten hatte. Die Diagnose basiert auf der Reiseanamnese und typischen Merkmalen der furunkulären Hautläsionen. Die Larven werden entweder mit einer Pinzette extrahiert oder chirurgisch entfernt.

Abstract

We present a case of cutaneous myiasis (Tumbu fly; Cordylobia anthropophaga) in a German traveller returning from Africa.

Myiasis is caused by dipterous larvae invading human or animal tissues. The diagnosis is based on the travel history and specific features of the furunculoid skin lesions. Larvae are extracted with forceps or are surgically removed.

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  1. Sektion Klinische Tropenmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, INF 324, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland

    T. Göksu & T. Junghanss

  2. Universitäts-Hautklinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland

    A. Lonsdorf & U. Jappe

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Göksu, T., Lonsdorf, A., Jappe, U. et al. Furunkuläre Hautläsionen nach Tropenaufenthalt. Internist 48, 311–313 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00108-006-1760-2

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