<i>Cochliomyia hominivorax</i> aural myiasis in a 7-year-old traveler

Feka, Pranvera; L'Huillier, Arnaud; Monod, Lionel Alexandre; Monin, Emile Georges; Guinand, Nils; Schwob, Jean-Marc

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02327

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Case report

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

ContributorsFeka, Pranvera; L'Huillier, Arnaud

; Monod, Lionel Alexandre; Monin, Emile Georges; Guinand, Nils

; Schwob, Jean-Marc

Published inIDCases, vol. 41, e02327

Publication date2025

First online date2025-07-20

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Cochliomyia hominivorax
DNA-barcoding
Ear
Myiasis
Otomyiasis
Smith-Magenis syndrome

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FEKA, Pranvera et al. Cochliomyia hominivorax aural myiasis in a 7-year-old traveler. In: IDCases, 2025, vol. 41, p. e02327. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02327

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PID : unige:186910
DOI : 10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02327
PMID : 40735452
PMCID : PMC12305604

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250925001830

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