Meissner M, Kippenberger S, Valesky EM, Kaufmann R. [Dermatobia hominis infection in a 3-year-old child].
Hautarzt 2011;
63:325-8. [PMID:
22068935 DOI:
10.1007/s00105-011-2235-5]
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Abstract
In the context of increasing travel to the tropics, outpatient services are more frequently confronted with non-domestic diseases in Europe. A 3-year old child presented with a painful tumor of the scalp. After incision of the furuncle-like lesion, we extracted a larva of the botfly Dermatobia hominis. Botflies are mainly encountered in Central and South America; they should be considered if patients demonstrate a furuncle-like lesion and have returned from a holiday in these endemic regions.
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