Fig 1.
Timeline of Cordylobia anthropophaga life cycle.
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Fig 2.
The dermatoscopic observation of one of the lesions showed a yellowish color, black dots, vascular pattern and the bird’s feet sign corresponding to the breathing spiracles of the larva (polarized dermoscopy, 10X magnification).
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Fig 3.
Cordylobia anthropophaga larva showing a spine pattern characteristic of the second larval stage (A) and posterior spiracles characteristic of the third larval stage (B).
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