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Furuncular myiasis -Eco-epidemiological view of a case report / Miasis furuncular. Visión ecoepidemiológica de un reporte de caso
Cruz Clavijo, Sara E; Méndez Rodríguez, Iván A.
  • Cruz Clavijo, Sara E; Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. School of Medicine. Department of Basic Sciences. Microbial Pathogenicity Group. CO
  • Méndez Rodríguez, Iván A; Universidad Militar Nueva Granada. School of Medicine. Department of Basic Sciences. Microbial Pathogenicity Group. CO
Infectio ; 19(2): 83-87, mar.-jun. 2015. ilus, mapas
Article in English | LILACS, COLNAL | ID: lil-749472
ABSTRACT
Myiasis includes several entities recognized in the rural environment. It occurs generally in older adults and may compromise locations from the skin and scalp to mucous membranes. The responsibles are insects of the Diptera class, whose larvae develop in living tissues thus infesting of the host. We report the case of an 82-year-old patient with a furuncular right knee lesion associated with Dermatobia hominis myiasis. Following the extraction, full recovery was achieved after a 3-week follow-up. An eco-epidemiological study of the patient´s environment revealed all factors that favor the development of myiasis.
RESUMEN
Las miasis son entidades reconocidas en el ambiente rural, se presentan generalmente en adultos mayores y pueden comprometer desde piel y cuero cabelludo hasta mucosas. Los responsables son insectos de la clase díptera cuyas larvas se desarrollan en los tejidos vivos del hospedero que infestan. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 82 años con lesión foruncular en rodilla derecha asociada a miasis por Dermatobia hominis . Posteriormente a la extracción hubo recuperación total después de 3 semanas de seguimiento. Se realizó un estudio ecoepidemiológico del entorno de vida de la paciente, encontrando todos los factores ambientales que favorecen el desarrollo de las miasis.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Furunculosis / Insecta / Larva / Mucous Membrane / Myiasis Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Infectio Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada/CO

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Furunculosis / Insecta / Larva / Mucous Membrane / Myiasis Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Infectio Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada/CO