Dermoscopy features for the diagnosis of furuncular myiasis Características dermatoscópicas para diagnosticar miíase furunculóide

Dermoscopy features for the diagnosis of furuncular myiasis Características dermatoscópicas para diagnosticar miíase furunculóide

We describe a 56-year-old Brazilian woman presenting three nodular lesions on the scalp. Dermoscopy of all lesions showed a creamy-white body with central bird's feet-like structures surrounded by a thorn crown, corresponding to the posterior segment of the Dermatobia hominis larvae. These nove...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Spagnol Abraham, Luna Azulay-Abulafia, Danielle de Paula Aguiar, Fernanda Torres, Giuseppe Argenziano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2011-02-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Dermoscopia
Diagnóstico
Doenças parasitárias
Miíase
Dermoscopy
Diagnosis
Myiasis
Parasitic diseases
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