TY - JOUR
T1 - Botfly larva masquerading as periorbital cellulitis
T2 - Identification by point-of-care ultrasonography
AU - Minakova, Elena
AU - Doniger, Stephanie J.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Myiasis, or the infiltration of the botfly larvae, is a relatively frequent problem encountered by travelers to parts of Latin America. This is a novel case report that documents a Dermatobia hominis infestation of the left facial region with secondary periorbital cellulitis diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasonography.
AB - Myiasis, or the infiltration of the botfly larvae, is a relatively frequent problem encountered by travelers to parts of Latin America. This is a novel case report that documents a Dermatobia hominis infestation of the left facial region with secondary periorbital cellulitis diagnosed by point-of-care ultrasonography.
KW - Dermatobia hominis
KW - bedside ultrasound
KW - botfly
KW - emergency ultrasound
KW - foreign bodies
KW - myiasis
KW - periorbital cellulitis
KW - point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
KW - soft tissue
KW - sonography
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84902515703&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000156
DO - 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000156
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24892687
AN - SCOPUS:84902515703
SN - 0749-5161
VL - 30
SP - 437
EP - 439
JO - Pediatric emergency care
JF - Pediatric emergency care
IS - 6
ER -