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Emergency radiology · Jan 2013
Case ReportsHuman botfly (Dermatobia hominis) larva in a child's scalp mimicking osteomyelitis.
- Kanupriya Vijay, Paul Kalapos, Abhishek Makkar, Brett Engbrecht, and Amit Agarwal.
- Department of Radiology, Penn State University Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17036, USA. kvijay@hmc.psu.edu
- Emerg Radiol. 2013 Jan 1;20(1):81-3.
AbstractFuruncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis is endemic throughout Central and South America. However, because of widespread travel, furuncular myiasis has become more common in North America. Misdiagnosis and mismanagement can occur owing to limited awareness of the condition outside endemic areas. We report a case of furuncular myiasis in an immigrant from El Salvador with magnetic resonance imaging findings. The case is unique because neuroimaging was obtained upon the clinical suspicion of calvarial osteomyelitis. Parasitic infestation should be included in the differential diagnosis of a new skin lesion in patients who have traveled to endemic areas.
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