Clinical Review
Gram-negative Toe Web Infection Complicated by Myiasis
Case in Point
Fed Pract. 2007 September;24(9):15
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Jeffrey D. Kravetz, MD, Daniel G. Federman, MD, and Peter Heald, MD
Dr. Kravetz is an assistant professor and Dr. Federman is a professor, both in the department of internal medicine, and Dr. Heald is a professor in the department of dermatology; all at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. In addition, all three authors are staff physicians at the VA Connecticut Health Care System, West Haven.
This case, in which the patient's painful symptoms persisted despite ongoing treatment for presumed tinea pedis, highlights the need for heightened awareness of possible bacterial infection in patients at high risk—and illustrates an unusual association with myiasis.