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Volume 16, Number 12—December 2010
Letter

Cutaneous Myiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana Larvae, Mexico

Raul Romero-Cabello, Leticia Calderón-Romero, José T. Sánchez-Vega, Jorge Tay, and Raul Romero-FeregrinoComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Author affiliations: National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico (R. Romero-Cabello, L. Calderón-Romero, J.T. Sánchez-Vega, J. Tay, R. Romero-Feregrino); General Hospital of Mexico, Mexico City (R. Romero-Cabello); Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico City (J.T. Sánchez-Vega)

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A) Crater-like ulcer ≈2.5 cm in diameter on internal surface of patient’s right leg. B) Chrysomya bezziana worms isolated from the ulcer.

Figure. A) Crater-like ulcer ≈2.5 cm in diameter on internal surface of patient’s right leg. B) Chrysomya bezziana worms isolated from the ulcer.

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