Dermoscopy as an auxiliary tool for the diagnosis of furuncular myiasis

• Main Authors: Fred Bernardes Filho (Author), Gustavo Martins (Author), Eduarda Faísca Barbará (Author), Maria Luiza Barros de Paiva (Author), Ricardo Luis Passos Coelho Filho (Author), José Augusto da Costa Nery (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Furuncular myiasis occurs after larvae penetrate on the skin. The disease is characterized by the presence of a nodule with a central hole through which there is serosanguinous exudate drainage. The authors present a case of furuncular myiasis by Dermatobia hominis in which late diagnosis made it ne...