DERMAL MYIASIS 2OJ 



belong to the (Estridae, but to the Muscidae. There is 

 always a considerable amount of swelling and inflam- 

 matory oedema round the place where the larva is 

 situated, both with the Dermatobia and the Cordylobia 

 larvae. 



If forcible attempts are made to extract the larva, or an 

 incision is made, a dangerous cellulitis may be set up in the 

 case of either worm. A native remedy is to place a poultice 



FIG. 84. Auchmeromyia luteola. 



of chewed leaves of tobacco so as to cover the orifice of 

 the cyst. The larvae will usually emerge and be found 

 dead under the poultice. The air supply for these larvae 

 is obtained through the opening in the tumour, and if 

 deprived of air they make their way out of the tumour. 

 The more cleanly European treatment is to cover the 

 orifice with a broad piece of strapping. It is nearly as 

 effective as the native method. 



The larva of only one fly is known to attack man. 

 This occurs in Africa, and the blood-sucking larva is 



