Childhood Furuncular Cutaneous Myiasis Associated with Seborrheic Dermatitis: A Case Report

Nahda Yaumil; Anni Adriani; Widyawati Djamaluddin; Safruddin Amin; Sri Vitayani; Dirmawati Kadir; Raja Tina Anggrainy Dwi Putri

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.7536

Authors

Nahda Yaumil Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7257-6058
Anni Adriani Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Widyawati Djamaluddin Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Safruddin Amin Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Sri Vitayani Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Dirmawati Kadir Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Raja Tina Anggrainy Dwi Putri Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.7536

Keywords:

Furuncular, Cutaneous myiasis, Seborrheic dermatitis

Abstract

Myiasis is a parasitic infection caused by dipterous fly larvae that can affect various organs in both human and animals. Cutaneous myiasis is the most common type of myiasis and can be classified into three categories, localized furuncular myiasis, migratory myiasis, and wound myiasis. One of the risk factors for myiasis is seborrheic dermatitis. The definitive treatment for the condition requires complete extraction of larvae, in combination with oral therapy, and localized occlusion to promote hypoxia. This paper reports a case of a 12-year-old girl with furuncular cutaneous myiasis associated with seborrheic dermatitis on the occipital region that showed significant improvements after manual extraction of larvae after local anesthesia injection of 2% lidocaine on the base of the lesion, in combination with oral and topical therapies

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