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This is a report of a patient with a three week history of a hand infection in the area of the head of the third metacarpal of the left hand after travelling to Brazil. Surgical excision revealed an insect larva, Dermatobia hominis, to be the cause of this infection. Healing occurred rapidly after removal of the larva.
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Lang, K., Klemt, C. & Stark, G.B. Chronic hand infection caused by a tropical insect larva. Eur J Plast Surg 19, 45–46 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209794
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209794