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Furuncular myiasis of the breast caused by the larvae of the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga)

Charles A Adisa* and Augustus Mbanaso

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Department of Surgery, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

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BMC Surgery 2004, 4:5 doi:10.1186/1471-2482-4-5

Published: 29 February 2004

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