Open AccessChildhood Furuncular Cutaneous Myiasis Associated with Seborrheic Dermatitis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Nahda Yaumil,
Anni Adriani,
Widyawati Djamaluddin,
Saurabh Amin,
Sri Vitayani,
Dirmawati Kadir,
Raja Tina Anggrainy Dwi Putri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2021.7536
Subject(s) - seborrheic dermatitis , myiasis , medicine , dermatology , lesion , scalp , surgery , larva , biology , botany
Myiasis is a parasitic infection caused by dipterous fly larvae that can affect various organs in both human and animals. Cutaneous myiasis is the most common type of myiasis and can be classified into three categories, localized furuncular myiasis, migratory myiasis, and wound myiasis. One of the risk factors for myiasis is seborrheic dermatitis. The definitive treatment for the condition requires complete extraction of larvae, in combination with oral therapy, and localized occlusion to promote hypoxia. This paper reports a case of a 12-year-old girl with furuncular cutaneous myiasis associated with seborrheic dermatitis on the occipital region that showed significant improvements after manual extraction of larvae after local anesthesia injection of 2% lidocaine on the base of the lesion, in combination with oral and topical therapies