Dermatobia hominis misdiagnosed as abscesses in a traveler returning from Brazil to Denmark

Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat. 2017 Jun;26(2):43-44. doi: 10.15570/actaapa.2017.13.

Abstract

We present the case of a 62-year-old woman that consulted us for two boil-like lesions on her thighs after returning from a trip to São Paulo, Brazil, where she had swum in a freshwater lake. After consulting three specialist doctors and undergoing two antibiotic treatments, she was diagnosed with furuncular myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis. The parasites were excised with no complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Brazil
  • Denmark
  • Dermoscopy
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myiasis / diagnostic imaging*

Supplementary concepts

  • Furunculous myiasis