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Humanos , Animales , Masculino , Femenino , Niño , Adolescente , Infestaciones por Piojos/epidemiología , Pediculus , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/epidemiología , Indígenas Norteamericanos , Infestaciones por Piojos/parasitología , Infestaciones por Piojos/transmisión , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/parasitología , Factores Socioeconómicos , Factores Sexuales , Prevalencia , Estudios Transversales , Factores de Riesgo , Factores de Edad , México/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
Cutaneous larva migrans is a pruritic dermatitis due to the inoculation of helminths larvae in the skin, and it often occurs in children in tropical and subtropical areas. The authors describe an atypical case of cutaneous larva migrans in a 11 year-old child with scalp involvement, an unusual topography for this lesion.
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Niño , Humanos , Masculino , Larva Migrans/patología , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/patología , Larva Migrans/parasitología , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/parasitología , Piel/parasitología , Piel/patologíaRESUMEN
We report a rare case of massive orbital myiasis following recent lid injury, occurring in the empty socket of an elderly lady, who had concurrent scalp pediculosis. The orbital myiasis was effectively treated with the broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent, ivermectin, thus precluding the need for an exploratory surgery. Ivermectin was also effective in managing the concurrent scalp pediculosis.
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Animales , Antiparasitarios/uso terapéutico , Infecciones Parasitarias del Ojo/tratamiento farmacológico , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Ivermectina/uso terapéutico , Infestaciones por Piojos/complicaciones , Miasis/tratamiento farmacológico , Órbita/parasitología , Enfermedades Orbitales/tratamiento farmacológico , Pediculus , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/complicaciones , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/parasitologíaRESUMEN
We describe a 56-year-old Brazilian woman presenting three nodular lesions on the scalp. Dermoscopy of all lesions showed a creamy-white body with central bird's feet-like structures surrounded by a thorn crown, corresponding to the posterior segment of the Dermatobia hominis larvae. These novel dermoscopic features allowed us to easily diagnose furuncular myiasis.
Descrevemos o caso de uma paciente brasileira de 56 anos de idade do sexo feminino que apresentou três lesões nodulares no couro cabeludo. A dermatoscopia das lesões mostrou um corpo branco-amarelado com uma estrutura central similar a pés de pássaro, circundado por uma coroa de espinhos, correspondendo ao segmento posterior das larvas de Dermatobia hominis. Estas novas características dermatoscópicas nos permitiram diagnosticar facilmente miíase furuncular.
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Animales , Femenino , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Dermoscopía/métodos , Miasis/diagnóstico , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/diagnóstico , Larva , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/parasitologíaAsunto(s)
Humanos , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/parasitología , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/tratamiento farmacológico , Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/terapia , Infestaciones por Piojos/tratamiento farmacológico , Hexaclorociclohexano , Malatión , Aceites Volátiles , Permetrina , Aceites de Plantas , Pediculus/genéticaRESUMEN
A case of myiasis due to Cardylobia anthropophaga (Blanchard) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), the 'Tumbu fly', is reported for the first time in Sri Lanka, in a 10 month old infant. The infection was acquired in Zimbabwe. The child had appeared 'unwell' for nearly a week before the detection of the skin lesions. The main clinical features were irritability, restlessness and the appearance of three small lumps on the scalp behind the right ear. Identification of the fly larva and the management of myiasis are discussed.