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Cutaneous Myiasis Caused by Dermatobia hominis
Author(s) -
Veraldi Stefano,
Gorani Alberto,
Süss Luciano,
Tadini Gianluca
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1998.tb01294.x
Subject(s) - myiasis , medicine , scalp , lesion , infestation , dermatology , pathology , larva , biology , botany
We report a case of myiasis caused by larvae of Dermatobia hominis in a 12‐year‐old boy. The infestation was acquired in Uruguay and was characterized by a single, large, inflammatory, nodular lesion located on the scalp. The lesion was accompanied by local pruritus and pain as well as diffuse headache and regional lymphadenopathy. From the lesion a single larva in stage III, of noteworthy size, was removed. Very few pediatric cases of myiasis due to D. hominis have been reported in the literature. Furthermore, as far as we know, just one adult case of myiasis caused by D. hominis acquired in Uruguay has been published.