Myiasis secondary to Sermatobia hominis (human botfly) presenting as a long-standing breast mass.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of a 54-year-old woman who presented with a breast mass is reported. Histologically, a chronic granulomatous inflammatory response was observed. The response was associated with an organism diagnosed as a fly larva, Dermatobia hominis (human botfly). The incidence of myiasis, infestation by fly larvae, presenting as a long-standing breast mass and mimicking a neoplasm is extremely rare, especially in the United States.
Medical subject headings
- Breast Diseases
- Myiasis