Article
Dermoscopy as an auxiliary tool for the diagnosis of furuncular myiasis
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BERNARDES FILHO, Fred et al. Dermoscopy as an auxiliary tool for the diagnosis of furuncular myiasis. An. Bras. Dermatol., v.89, n.4, p.663-665, July/Aug. 2014.
0365-0596
10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142975
Autor
Bernardes Filho, Fred
Barbará, Eduarda Faísca
Coelho Filho, Ricardo Luis Passos
Martins, Gustavo
Paiva, Maria Luiza Barros de
Nery, José Augusto da Costa
Resumen
Furuncular myiasis occurs after larvae penetrate on the skin. The disease is characterized by the presence
of a nodule with a central hole through which there is serosanguinous exudate drainage. The authors present
a case of furuncular myiasis by Dermatobia hominis in which late diagnosis made it necessary to have the
orifice margins surgically enlarged in order to extract the larva. They also emphasize that dermoscopy is a useful
auxiliary tool in this diagnosis.