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ArticleJournal of ultrasound2025

Ultrasound features of cutaneous myiasis: a rare case in a child.

Giuseppe Paviglianiti, Valentina Cariello, Marzia Vaccaro, Paolo Pizzicato, Rocco Minelli, Gianpaolo Di Rosa, Marcello Napolitano, Michelangelo Baldazzi, Roberta Cristina Avallone, Antonio Rossi and 1 more

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Article in Journal of ultrasound, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Giuseppe PaviglianitiSezione di Scienze Radiologiche, Dipartimento di Biomedicina, Neuroscienze e Diagnostica avanzata (BIND), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 129, Palermo, Italy.
Valentina CarielloDipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università degli studi della Campania "L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, Naples, Italy. valentina.cariello@studenti.unicampania.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-7751-2827
Marzia VaccaroARNAS Ospedali Civico Di Cristina Benfratelli, P.za Leotta Nicola 4, Palermo, Italy.
Paolo PizzicatoDepartment of Radiology, AORN "Santobono-Pausilipon", Via Posillipo 226, Naples, Italy.
Rocco MinelliDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Via Francesco De Sanctis 1, Campobasso, Italy.
Gianpaolo Di RosaDepartment of Radiology, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Marcello NapolitanoDepartment of Paediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, 32 Castelvetro St., Milan, Italy.
Michelangelo BaldazziPediatric and Adult CardioThoracic and Vascular, Oncohematologic and Emergency Radiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Roberta Cristina AvalloneDipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università degli studi della Campania "L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, Naples, Italy.
Antonio RossiUniversity "Campus Biomedico", Via Álvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy.
Eugenio RossiDepartment of Radiology, AORN "Santobono-Pausilipon", Via Posillipo 226, Naples, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous myiasis is an infestation of the skin with larvae of some dipteran species. Among humans, Dermatobia hominis is the most frequently encountered dipteran responsible for cutaneous myiasis. This insect is endemic to tropical and subtropical regions, consequently, individuals travelling from non-endemic areas are most susceptible to infection due to a lack of prior exposure. Three clinical variants of myiasis are distinguished: furuncular, migratory, and wound myiasis. Furuncular myiasis represents the most common form among travelers, yet it is a rare cause of pediatric skin manifestations in developed countries. Limited awareness of this condition in non-endemic regions contributes to diagnostic challenges. In this scenario, ultrasound is useful in the diagnostic workup, enabling the identification of the viable larva.

Indexed as

MyiasisAnimalsChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansLarvaSkinUltrasonographyCutaneous myasisInfectious diseasePediatric imagingRadiologyUltrasound

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PMID38970739
PMCPMC11947339

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