Cuando la celulitis no cura: Un huésped no deseado

Braulio Mauricio Fleitas Goiriz; Judith Nelsi Montiel Centurión; Andrea Belén Mongelós Ortiz; Romina Lorena Acosta Sens; Arnaldo Benjamín Aldama Caballero

doi:10.53732/rccsalud/e81006

Authors

Braulio Mauricio Fleitas Goiriz Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9390-620X
Judith Nelsi Montiel Centurión Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4301-4888
Andrea Belén Mongelós Ortiz Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3899-4114
Romina Lorena Acosta Sens Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4937-0208
Arnaldo Benjamín Aldama Caballero Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9844-5128

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53732/rccsalud/e81006

Keywords:

cutaneous myiasis, dermatobia hominis, ultrasonography

Abstract

We present a case of myiasis in the lower limb due to Dermatobia hominis in which ultrasound was used to visualize the larvae and confirm the diagnosis before removing them. In this report, we discuss our patient's presentation, course, treatment, and the utility of ultrasound imaging, that when it is available, is a useful and non-invasive tool to help establish the diagnosis of furunculous myiasis.

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