A 38-year-old woman presents with a 3 cm painful subcutaneous nodule on her lower back. She recently returned from Tropical Africa. The nodule has a c...

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A 38-year-old woman presents with a 3 cm painful subcutaneous nodule on her lower back. She recently returned from Tropical Africa. The nodule has a central punctum through which a larva can be expressed. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga (tumbu fly)

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Tungiasis (Tunga penetrans)

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Dracunculus medinensis emerging

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Onchocercoma

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Tumbu Fly Myiasis

A 38-year-old woman presents with a 3 cm painful subcutaneous nodule on her lower back. She recently returned from Tropical Africa. The nodule has a central punctum through which a larva can be expressed. What is the most likely diagnosis?