Abstract

DIAZ MARIN, Israel; SANABRIA NEGRIN, José Guillermo; FERNANDEZ MONTEQUIN, Zoila de la C  and  ROSALES MATAMOROS, Mercedes. Cutaneous myiasis. A case report. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2011, vol.15, n.4, pp. 269-279. ISSN 1561-3194.

The first case presenting infestation caused by Dermatobia hominis (human botfly) was reported in Ayacucho, Peru in August 2011. A six-year old girl having a tumor and induration in the external region of the left arm with 8 months of natural history and receiving previous treatment without knowing the cause of the ailment was reported. At her arrival the signs worsened and the clinical along with epidemiological diagnoses were conducted complemented by the entomological analysis. Surgical treatment was performed, removing two larvae that presented entomological characteristics of the parasite. Surgical wound was sutured and followed up without complications. A brief medical literature review about myiasis was also carried out.

Keywords : INFESTATION [complications]; MYIASIS [diagnosis].

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