Furuncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis: entodermoscopic findings

A 27-year-old male traveller returning from the Amazon forest came to our dermatology consultation with a furuncle-like nodule in the temporal region. During examination we observed an erythematous nodule with a central opening. We describe the entodermoscopic characteristics of Dermatobia hominis.

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of dermatology (1951) 2024-03, Vol.190 (4), p.597-597
Hauptverfasser:	Aguilar-Calderón, Patrizia E, Garza-García, Leslie M, Brussolo-Marroquín, Elizabeth, Cuellar-Barboza, Adrian, Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge, Fernández, Lucía T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Diptera Humans Myiasis - diagnosis Travel
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Zusammenfassung:	A 27-year-old male traveller returning from the Amazon forest came to our dermatology consultation with a furuncle-like nodule in the temporal region. During examination we observed an erythematous nodule with a central opening. We describe the entodermoscopic characteristics of Dermatobia hominis.
ISSN:	0007-0963 1365-2133 1365-2133
DOI:	10.1093/bjd/ljad524