ReviewTropical medicine and infectious disease2026
Imported Furuncular Myiasis in a Non-Endemic Setting: Two Case Reports of
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Abstract
Furuncular myiasis is rarely reported in Southeast/Eastern Europe and may be underrecognized or misdiagnosed in non-endemic settings. We described two imported furuncular myiasis cases diagnosed in Romania following travel to Peru and confirmed the etiologic agent by larval morphology and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequencing. We also conducted a narrative review of published case reports/series from Southeast/Eastern Europe (1900-2025) and summarized case characteristics. A previously healthy 31-year-old woman and 32-year-old man presented with painful furuncle-like lesions on the upper back near the shoulder and the posterolateral upper arm, respectively, associated with pruritus and a sensation of movement. Each lesion had a central punctum with intermittent air bubbles. Occlusion of the breathing pore with petroleum jelly facilitated mechanical extraction of one barrel-shaped larva per lesion. Microscopy showed features consistent with second-instar
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