LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Wound myiasis: the role of entodermoscopy

Gontijo, João Renato Vianna; Bittencourt, Flávia Vasques.

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (5), 2018

Abstract: Although wound or traumatic myiasis is common in tropical countries, only recently cases associated with underlying dermatoses, such as seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis, have been reported. We describe a patient with seborrheic dermatitis and an ulcerated lesion on the scalp, in which the de...

Dermatitis Seborreica/complicaciones, Dermatitis Seborreica/patología, Dermoscopía, Larva/crecimiento & desarrollo, Ilustración Médica, Cuero Cabelludo/parasitología, Cuero Cabelludo/patología, Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/complicaciones, Dermatosis del Cuero Cabelludo/patología, Infección por Gusano Barrenador/diagnóstico por imagen, Infección por Gusano Barrenador/parasitología

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Miasis cutánea por Cochliomyia hominivorax asociada a dermatitis seborreica: case report

Myiasis is an infestation of tissues and organs of humans and animals by Diptera larvae (flies, horseflies, mosquitoes). They are located at different body sites, and classified clinically as cutaneous, visceral and cavitary. We report a 26-year-old woman with a history of seborrheic dermatitis and recen...