Miasis foruncular por Dermatobia Hominis: un diagnóstico emergente en Chile / Foruncular myiasis due to Dermatobia Hominis: a diagnosis emerging in Chile
Rev. chil. dermatol
; 33(1): 20-23, 2017. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-964625
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CL126.2
RESUMEN
Las lesiones cutáneas son causa frecuente de consulta en viajeros siendo las picaduras de insectos unas de las más prevalentes. Damos a conocer un caso de paciente que presenta una lesión dolorosa en cuero cabelludo, tras viaje a la selva boliviana, refractario a tratamiento antibiótico empírico y con estudio complementario inconcluyente. Finalmente, se realizó estudio macroscópico de la costra, que determinó que se trataba de una larva de Dermatobia Hominis. Este caso demuestra la importancia de tomar en cuenta estos agentes no presentes en Chile y que son causantes de patologías dermatológicas del viajero.
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous lesions are frequent cause of consultation in travelers, being insect bites one of the most prevalent. We present a case of a patient with a painful lesion on the scalp, after a trip to the Bolivian jungle, refractory to empirical antibiotic treatment and with an inconclusive complementary study. Finally, macroscopic study of the crust was carried out, which determined that it was a larva of Dermatobia Hominis. This case demonstrates the importance of taking into account these agents not present in Chile and that are the cause of dermatological pathologies of the traveler.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Zoonoses
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Skin Diseases, Parasitic
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Diptera
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Myiasis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL