| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:12926 |
| PURL | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12926 Copy |
| Name | hypodermyiasis |
| Definition | 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatobia_hominis, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypodermyiasis, http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Myiasis.htm |
| Xrefs | |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a myiasis |