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the knee and perineum. When these were rubbed there 
seemed to be more soreness present than usually accom- 
panies mosquito bites. My suspicions becoming aroused, 
a closer examination was made, and it was then found 
that each of the small lesions contained a larva of D. 
hominis. A further search showed two more of the larvae 
infesting me. One of these was on the flexor side of my 
right wrist and the other on my right shin, about two 
inches below the lower margin of the patella. I had felt 
nothing which might indicate the presence of these last 
two larvae, and it was only the tiny red pimples caused 
by them that revealed their presence to the naked eye. 
Apparently it had been just a case of carrying coals to 
