Cochliomyia hominivorax aural myiasis in a 7-year-old traveler

Article Article scientifique Rapport de cas Cochliomyia hominivorax aural myiasis in a 7-year-old traveler eng 2025-07-20 2025 author Feka Pranvera Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Institute, Clinical Neurosciences Department, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Switzerland. 646296 author L'Huillier Arnaud 0000-0001-9230-7285 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Women, Child and Adolescent Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. 543058 Département de Pédiatrie, Gynécologie et Obstétrique (PETRI) author Monod Lionel Alexandre Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Natural History Museum, Geneva, Switzerland. 95008 Département de génétique et évolution (Genev) (BIANI) author Monin Emile Georges Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Institute, Clinical Neurosciences Department, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Switzerland. 849458 author Guinand Nils 0000-0001-6004-8768 Division of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Institute, Clinical Neurosciences Department, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Switzerland. 688139 Département des neurosciences cliniques (OTONO) author Schwob Jean-Marc Division of Tropical and Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Clinical Parasitology, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.,Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. 594507 e02327 10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02327 40735452 2214-2509 PMC12305604 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250925001830 This is a very rare case of aural Cochliomyia hominivorax diagnosed in a pediatric-traveler outside endemic area.•Unlike common travelers' myiasis, Cochliomyia hominivorax can be invasive and destructive.•Cytochrome-C oxidase-I (COI) DNA-barcoding may be a useful tool for diagnosing rare parasitosis. Cochliomyia hominivorax DNA-barcoding Ear Myiasis Otomyiasis Smith-Magenis syndrome Dewey 616.8 Dewey 613 Dewey 616 Dewey 618 64 Département de santé et médecine communautaires 22A 58 Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique 223 61 Département des neurosciences cliniques 226 56 Département de médecine 221 false 210 Neuroprothèses sensorielles pour la restitution de l'audition et l'équilibre 268 515 Recherche en infectiologie pédiatrique et en pédiatrie générale 853 IDCases 41 dd0d2047-0950-419e-9d53-2e9cedce5e9c Article (Published version) Public Article_scientifique_from_europePmc.pdf 1276277 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 081c1142c1b7da176a2ff4a7fa96ce7f60761eb7631082b4fa1e26736b83e2d8 85e12f92-1a4a-4e16-be5b-0abf30b9b126 Appendix Public mmc1.docx 14869 application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document 812530fcf0b741cacc4528b49bcd5d8f3b26de28660d5da67751eee80de8487c openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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