title: Dermoscopy as an auxiliary tool for the diagnosis of furuncular myiasis.
abstract: Furuncular myiasis occurs after larvae penetrate on the skin. The disease is characterized by the presence of a nodule with a central hole through which there is serosanguinous exudate drainage. The authors present a case of furuncular myiasis by Dermatobia hominis in which late diagnosis made it necessary to have the orifice margins surgically enlarged in order to extract the larva. They also emphasize that dermoscopy is a useful auxiliary tool in this diagnosis.
authors: Prof. Rubem David Azulay Dermatology Institute, Rio de Janeiro Santa Casa da Misericórdia Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors: Fred
authors: F
authors: Bernardes Filho
authors: Private Practice, Ituiutaba, MG, Brazil.
authors: Gustavo
authors: G
authors: Martins
authors: Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors: Eduarda Faísca
authors: EF
authors: Barbará
authors: Petrópolis Medical School, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil.
authors: Maria Luiza Barros de
authors: ML
authors: Paiva
authors: Petrópolis Medical School, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil.
authors: Ricardo Luis Passos
authors: RL
authors: Coelho Filho
authors: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors: José Augusto da Costa
authors: JA
authors: Nery
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004175:Diptera; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*