RESUMEN

We describe a case of imported double cutaneous infestation with Dermatobia hominis acquired in Central America. The characteristic clinical picture is a growing furuncular lesion with continuous secretion from a small central orifice. Because of the resemblance to a bacterial infection, there is a risk of diagnostic failure. Increasing incidence of imported myiasis may be expected as a result of increased travel activity to endemic areas. A certain knowledge of this disease is therefore required.

Asunto(s)

Dípteros , Forunculosis/parasitología , Miasis/parasitología , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/parasitología , Adulto , Animales , Forunculosis/patología , Forunculosis/cirugía , Humanos , Larva , Masculino , Miasis/patología , Miasis/cirugía , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/patología , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/cirugía