title: [Dermatobia hominis infection in a 3-year-old child].
abstract: In the context of increasing travel to the tropics, outpatient services are more frequently confronted with non-domestic diseases in Europe. A 3-year old child presented with a painful tumor of the scalp. After incision of the furuncle-like lesion, we extracted a larva of the botfly Dermatobia hominis. Botflies are mainly encountered in Central and South America; they should be considered if patients demonstrate a furuncle-like lesion and have returned from a holiday in these endemic regions.
authors: Klinik für Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. markus.meissner@kgu.de
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Meissner
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kippenberger
authors: E M
authors: EM
authors: Valesky
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Kaufmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004175:Diptera; D006801:Humans; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy*; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome