Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 437-439 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric emergency care |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Dermatobia hominis
- bedside ultrasound
- botfly
- emergency ultrasound
- foreign bodies
- myiasis
- periorbital cellulitis
- point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
- soft tissue
- sonography
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