raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:591

Furuncular myiasis

Synonyms: Furunculoid myiasis · Furunculous myiasis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A parasitic disease characterized by infestation of the skin with larvae of a variety of fly species. Furuncular myiasis specifically involves flies whose eggs are able to breach healthy skin, which concerns three species: Cordylobia anthropophaga (also called the African tumbu fly or Cayor worm for the larvae) and Cordylobia rodhaini (the Lund's fly), and Dermatobia hominis (the human botfly).

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enFuruncular myiasisFurunculoid myiasis · Furunculous myiasis
frMyiase furonculoïdeMyiase furonculeuse
deFurunkuloide Myiasis
esMiasis forunculosa
itMiasi foruncolosa
nlFurunculaire myiasisFurunculeuze myiasis · Furunculoïde myiasis
ptMiíase furunculosa
plMuszyca czyrakowata= en
csFurunkulární myiázaFurunkuloidní myiáza · Furunkulózní myiáza
ukФурункулярний міазФурункулоїдний міазм · Фурункульозний міазм
zh疖性蝇蛆病疖性蝇蛆病
trFurunküler miyazFurunkuloid miyaz · Furunkuloz miyazı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10B87.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-111G01.3NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0018941Evalidated
MeSHC538194Evalidated
UMLSC2931766Evalidated
GARD2418Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

Children (3):

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card