Letter to the Editor
Not quite an insect bite: furuncular myiasis in a US patient caused by a native species
Osaigbokan P. Aihie,
Corresponding Author
Osaigbokan P. Aihie
University of Missouri—Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
Search for more papers by this author Amaris M. Hairston,
Amaris M. Hairston
University of Missouri—Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
Search for more papers by this author Jonathan Chuko,
Jonathan Chuko
Department of Emergency, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
Department of Emergency, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
Search for more papers by this author Lindsey W. Fraser,
Lindsey W. Fraser
Endeavor Health, Lake Bluff, IL, USA
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Osaigbokan P. Aihie,
Corresponding Author
Osaigbokan P. Aihie
University of Missouri—Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
Search for more papers by this author Amaris M. Hairston,
Amaris M. Hairston
University of Missouri—Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
Search for more papers by this author Jonathan Chuko,
Jonathan Chuko
Department of Emergency, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
Department of Emergency, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
Search for more papers by this author Lindsey W. Fraser,
Lindsey W. Fraser
Endeavor Health, Lake Bluff, IL, USA
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First published: 09 June 2024
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