Jones Chad H, Leon Marino, Auerbach Jena, Portillo-Romero Jessica
Internal Medicine, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Pathology, University of Florida Health, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Dec 4;12(12):e11905. doi: 10.7759/cureus.11905.
, also known as the human botfly, is an insect native to Central and South America that is known to parasitize both human and animal hosts through cutaneous infestation by its developing larvae. While human botfly myiasis has been commonly diagnosed through dermatologic findings, the presenting lesions and associated symptoms can be non-specific and often misconstrued as other more common cutaneous diagnoses. Here, we present a case of botfly myiasis of the scalp in which ultrasound was utilized to visualize the larvae and confirm the diagnosis prior to larval removal. In this report, we discuss our patient's presentation, ultrasound imaging, and clinical course/treatment in order to convey how ultrasound imaging, when available, is a valuable tool in establishing the diagnosis of human botfly myiasis.
也被称为人皮蝇，是一种原产于中美洲和南美洲的昆虫，已知其发育中的幼虫通过皮肤感染寄生于人类和动物宿主。虽然人皮蝇蛆病通常通过皮肤病学检查结果进行诊断，但出现的病变和相关症状可能不具特异性，常被误诊为其他更常见的皮肤疾病。在此，我们报告一例头皮人皮蝇蛆病病例，其中在幼虫移除前利用超声可视化幼虫并确诊。在本报告中，我们讨论患者的表现、超声成像以及临床过程/治疗，以说明超声成像在可获得时是诊断人皮蝇蛆病的宝贵工具。
