A Case of Cutaneous Myiasis Caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga Larvae in a Korean Traveler Returning from Central Africa |
Ko, Joo Yeon
(Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine)
Lee, In-Yong (Department of Environmental Medical Biology, and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Park, Byeong Jin (Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine) Shin, Jae Min (Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine) Ryu, Jae-Sook (Derpartment of Environmental Biology and Medical Parasitology, Hanyang University College of Medicine) |
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