Dermatobia hominis dermal myiasis. A furuncular lesion in a world traveler.
A case of botfly myiasis occurred in a patient who traveled to Brazil. This infestation resembles a pyogenic furuncle, but should be a diagnostic consideration when it does not respond to antibiotic therapy in a world traveler.
D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D014195:Travel