Dermoscopy as an auxiliary tool for the diagnosis of furuncular myiasis

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Fred Bernardes Filho¹  Gustavo Martins¹  Eduarda Faísca Barbará¹  Maria Luiza Barros De Paiva¹  Ricardo Luis Passos Coelho Filho¹  José Augusto Da Costa Nery¹ 

关键词: Dermoscopy;    Diptera;    Myiasis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142975

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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