title: Unusual MRI findings in a patient with history of frontal fracture and skin infestation by fly larvae, as a possible sign of intracerebral myiasis.
abstract: We report a case of an 11-year-old columbian immigrant with mild non-specific cephalalgia. He had a previous history of frontal fracture and skin infestation caused by Dermatobia hominis larvae. MRI performed revealed multiple subependymal and intraventricular lesions with concentric blooming artifacts and moderate hydrocephalus. Based on his previous history, intracerebral myiasis diagnosis was suggested. His mother denied any kind of diagnostic surgery or treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first MRI report of a possible intracerebral myiasis, an exceedingly rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain. radmle@humv.es
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marco de Lucas
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Díez
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montiaga
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnáiz
authors.forename: Andrés González
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Mandly
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Valle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology