RESUMO

We report a case of a bot fly infestation of the scalp. A 45-year-old man after returning to Sicily noted a small white "worm" erupting from the upper lesion. Physical examination revealed a superficial furuncular lesion with central pores with sero-sanguineous discharge. The foreign body identified was diagnosed as the larva of the human bot fly, Dermatobia hominis.

Assuntos

Dípteros , Miíase/diagnóstico , Viagem , Animais , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Larva , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Miíase/parasitologia , Miíase/patologia , Peru , Couro Cabeludo/patologia , Sicília