Miasis del cuero cabelludo en niño inmigrante

Hofheinz, Sylvia Belda; Martín, Segundo; Campos, Dorleta Perez; Ponferrada, M. Rasero; Amador, JT Ramos; Fernández, Emma Quiles

doi:10.1157/13048796

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“…Among these factors, we found chronic malnutrition, neurological diseases, prosthesis use, or having an ostomy. It is important to note that children assisted by this health-care system represent the most vulnerable population in the country [2][3][4][6][7][8][9][10] .…”

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“…Myiasis can be classified according to its topography as cutaneous (furunculoid, tumorous, and serpiginous), cavitary, or deep (oral, nasopharyngeal, aural, anorectal, and vulvovaginal) [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] . In this study, cutaneous myiasis of the scalp of the furunculoid type predominated.…”

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“…In recent years, myiasis has been considered an emerging disease. This situation could be linked to population increase, disorganized urbanization, and the introduction of the fly into the forest habitat 1,2,5,6 . The etiologic agents vary according to geographic location.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The etiologic agents vary according to geographic location. In tropical Africa, the principal etiologic agent is Cordylobia anthropophaga, while in the Americas is Dermatobia hominis and Cochliomyia hominivorax 1,3,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] . C. hominivorax, the principal agent of myiasis in Uruguay, is popularly known as the "bichera" or "cattle screwworm fly" 12,13 .…”

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“…The most common clinical presentation in pediatrics is cutaneous myiasis of the furunculoid type, characterized by a reddish, pruritic, inflamed nodule with a small orifice that allows air to enter the larval spiracles. The traumatic form or "wound myiasis" follows in frequency and is due to the invasion of cutaneous lesions, secondary to the presence of other ectoparasites or dermatitis that favor scratching and epidermal rupture [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] .…”

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Children hospitalized for myiasis in a reference center in Uruguay

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Ibarra³

et al. 2021

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Background:Myiasis is an emerging disease caused by tissue invasion of dipteran larvae. In Uruguay, Cochliomyia hominivorax and Dermatobia hominis are the most frequent species. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics and the follow-up of children < 15 years hospitalized for myiasis in a reference center in Uruguay between 2010 and 2019. Methods: We conducted a descriptive and retrospective study by reviewing medical records. We analyzed the following variables: age, sex, comorbidities, origin, the month at admission, clinical manifestations, other parasitoses, treatments, complications, and larva species identified. Results: We found 63 hospitalized children: median age of 7 years (1 month-14 years), 68% of females. We detected risk comorbidities for myiasis (33%), of which chronic malnutrition was the most frequent (n = 6); 84% were from the south of the country; 76% were hospitalized during the summer. Superficial and multiple cutaneous involvements were found in 86%: of the scalp 50, furunculoid type 51, secondary to C. hominivorax 98.4%, and to D. hominis in 1.6%. As treatments, larval extraction was detected in all of them, surgical in 22%. Asphaltic products for parasites were applied in 94%, ether in 49. Antimicrobials were prescribed in 95%; cephradine and ivermectin were the most frequent. About 51% presented infectious complications, impetigo was found in 29, cellulitis in 2, and abscess in 1. Conclusions: Myiasis predominantly affected healthy schoolchildren during the summer months and was frequently associated with ectoparasites. Superficial infestation of the furuncle-like scalp by C. hominivorax was the most frequent form. Infectious complications motivated hospitalizations.

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