Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Cat in Brazil with boil-like skin sores caused by human bot-fly larvae
By Verocai, Guilherme G et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2010·Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Furuncular myiasis caused by the human bot-fly Dermatobia hominis in a domestic cat from Brazil.
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Plain-English summary
A 3-year-old female shorthaired cat in Brazil had three boil-like lumps on her neck, which were found to be caused by bot-fly larvae. The vet sedated her, shaved the area, and carefully removed the larvae from the lesions. After that, the wounds were treated with iodine solution and a special healing cream. The cat's condition was successfully addressed, and she was on her way to recovery.
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Abstract
This paper reports a case of furuncular myiasis caused by the human bot-fly Dermatobia hominis in a domestic cat from Brazil. A crossbred shorthaired female cat of approximately 3 years old, presented with three boil-like cutaneous lesions at the left cranioventral region of the neck. These were diagnosed as furuncular myiasis. The animal was sedated, and after shaving the fur, bot-fly larvae were removed from the lesion by digital compression. Afterwards, the wounds were treated with 10% iodine solution and also with wound-healing cream containing sulfanilamide, urea and beeswax. Maggots were identified as third-stage larvae of D hominis. Clinical case reports of human bot-fly myiasis in cats are relevant due to its scarce occurrence in feline veterinary practice in some countries.
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