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Peter F. Salomon, MD; E. P. Catts, PhD; W. Graham Knox, MD

JAMA. 1970;213(6):1035-1036.

Abstract
Human myiasis is rare in the United States particularly in the northeast. Infective stage larvae of a rabbit bot fly invaded the nasal mucous membranes of a 51-year-old man. Migration to the infraorbital area occurred, and a fully developed larva was extracted from this region.

Author Affiliations
From the departments of pathology and surgery, St. Luke's Hospital Center, New York (Drs. Salomon and Knox); and the Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark (Dr. Catts). Dr. Salomon is now with the Department of Pathology, US Army Hospital, Fort Polk, La.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to St. Luke's Hospital Center, Amsterdam Ave at 114th St, New York 10025 (Dr. Knox).

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