Minakova Elena, Doniger Stephanie J
From the *UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland Pediatric Residency Program; †Division of Emergency Medicine, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Jun;30(6):437-9. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000156.
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.
