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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Imported Furuncular Myiasis Due to

Justyna Adamczuk, Katarzyna Sikorska, Piotr Czupryna, Karol Borawski, Mateusz Matwiejuk, Hend Malla, Merry Jebessa, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Justyna AdamczukDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfection, Medical University of Bialystok, Żurawia 14 D, 15-540 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5086-0285
Katarzyna SikorskaInstitute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Powstania Styczniowego 9b, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5678-5669
Piotr CzuprynaDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfection, Medical University of Bialystok, Żurawia 14 D, 15-540 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0072-2180
Karol BorawskiDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfection, Medical University of Bialystok, Żurawia 14 D, 15-540 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2798-0657
Mateusz MatwiejukDepartment of Dermatology and Venerology, Medical University of Bialystok, Żurawia 14 C, 15-540 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2873-4001
Hend Malla2nd Clinical Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-540 Bialystok, Poland.
Merry JebessaFaculty of Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Jana Kilińskiego 1, 15-089 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0009-0004-8606-8379
Anna Moniuszko-MalinowskaDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfection, Medical University of Bialystok, Żurawia 14 D, 15-540 Bialystok, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFuruncular cutaneous myiasis caused by CASE PRESENTATION: A previously healthy 24-year-old woman presented eight days after returning from Zanzibar with multiple tender erythematous nodules on the buttocks and left forearm. One larva was self-extracted, and others were removed under medical supervision. Ultrasound showed subcutaneous tracts consistent with larval infestation. Morphological analysis confirmed

conclusionsClinicians should consider furuncular myiasis in travelers returning from sub-Saharan Africa who present with boil-like nodules. Early recognition and extraction of larvae prevent complications. Traveler education on preventive measures remains essential.

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DipteraMyiasisAnimalsCalliphoridaeFemaleHumansLarvaTravelUltrasonographyYoung AdultCordylobia anthropophagacutaneous myiasisfuruncular myiasistravel medicine

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PMID42654781
PMCPMC13516547

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