The dangers of an adventurous partner: Cordylobia anthropophaga infestation in London.
JS Whitehorn;
C Whitehorn;
NA Thakrar;
MJR Hall;
P Godfrey-Faussett 
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R Bailey ;
(2009)
The dangers of an adventurous partner: Cordylobia anthropophaga infestation in London.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104 (5).
pp. 374-375.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.09.005
;
R Bailey ;
(2009)
The dangers of an adventurous partner: Cordylobia anthropophaga infestation in London.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104 (5).
pp. 374-375.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.09.005
We describe a case of cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga acquired in the UK from contact with another person's clothes. We propose that this diagnosis should be considered in both returning travellers and also their household contacts.
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