Parasitology

Cuterebrosis: Cytological Features of Cuterebra Larvae

Cytological signs of myiasis caused by Cuterebra larvae: detection of cellular debris and spiral-tubular structures of the larval tracheal system.

Cuterebrosis is myiasis in humans and animals, caused by dipterous flies of the genus Cuterebra. In cases of myiasis associated with Cuterebra spp., larvae contain a heterogeneous mixture of cells, cellular debris, and often cylindrical, spiral-tubular, and branching structures, representing fragments of the larval bronchial tree (photos 1 and 2).

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