Myiasis from Dermatobia hominis, located on the lower lip in a pediatric patient: Case report

 

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Egileak: Mohs Alfaro, Monica, Prado Barboza, Tatiana
Formatua: artículo original
Egoera:Versión publicada
Argitaratze data:2026
Deskribapena:Myiasis is a parasitic disease that can occur in both humans and animals. This is caused by eggs of dipteran flies. This paper describes a pediatric case of patient with oral myiasis manifested as a furunculous lesion, which was extracted in a dental office and sent to pathology with a diagnosis of myiasis due to Dermatobia hominis with satisfactory evolution. A case review is carried out as well as national and international literature.
Herria:Portal de Revistas UCR
Erakundea:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Hizkuntza:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/2842
Sarrera elektronikoa:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rmedica/article/view/2842
Gako-hitza:Dermatobia hominis, Infestación tropical, miasis, parasitosis
Dermatobia hominis
Infección tropical
miasis
parasitosis