Botfly Infestation

July 2, 2008

Kirsten B. Hawkins, MD, MPH

, Tan D. Ngo, MD

Tan D. Ngo, MD

, Rachel St. John, MD

Rachel St. John, MD

, Anisha Abraham, MD, MPH

Anisha Abraham, MD, MPH

Consultant for Pediatricians, Consultant for Pediatricians Vol 7 No 7, Volume 7, Issue 7

Five weeks after returning from a school trip to the Amazon in Peru, a 16-year-old boy presentedwith 2 persistent “bug bites” on the lateral left calf. He had sustained multiple bug bites duringhis trip, all of which had resolved spontaneously except for the 2 on his lower leg.

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