hypodermyiasis

A myiasis that involves parasitic infestation of warble flies of the genus Hypoderma, on cattle and deer and Dermatobia hominis on humans. The larvae of human botfly, Dermatobia hominis, feed in a subdermal cavity causing cutaneous swellings on the body or sca

A myiasis that involves parasitic infestation of warble flies of the genus Hypoderma, on cattle and deer and Dermatobia hominis on humans. The larvae of human botfly, Dermatobia hominis, feed in a subdermal cavity causing cutaneous swellings on the body or scalp that may produce discharges and be painful.