Multiple furunculoid myiasis on the scalp of a child.
Cutaneous myiasis is easy to diagnose and treat if clinicians are aware of the condition. Because of widespread travel, physicians may encounter this infestation in patients living in geographical regions where the condition is rare. A child is presented with cutaneous myiasis that presented as furuncle-like nodules on the scalp. The larvae were identified as a stage of the bluebottle-like fly, Dermatobia hominis.
Yébenes
M
M
Department of Dermatology, Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell.
Muñoz
C
C
Sábat
M
M
Palacio
L
L
San Vicente
B
B
Travería
F J
FJ
Luelmo
J
J
D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012535:Scalp; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome