Absceso glúteo debido a Dermatobia hominis

  1. J. Gómez-Sánchez 1
  2. M. S. Zurita-Saavedra 1
  3. E. Hernández-García 1
  4. M. Alcaide-Lucena 1
  5. B. Mirón-Pozo 1
  1. 1 Hospital Universitario San Cecilio. Granada.
Journal:
Cirugía Andaluza

ISSN: 2695-3811,  1130-3212

Year of publication: 2019

Volume: 30

Issue: 4

Pages: 530-532

Type: Article

DOI: 10.37351/2019304.16 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

Gluteus abscesses are one of the most frequent diseases in the population, being treated occasionally as a minor entity, however, sometimes they can be the manifestation of underlying pathologies or as the form of presentation of tropical diseases. We presents a woman with a history of a tourist trip, which presents painful gluteal tumor that has been increasing associated with pruritus and low-grade fever. We suspect a gluteal abscess with poor evolution, incision and drainage is performed, obtaining an inert larva of Dermatobia hominis and purulent material. Myiasis due to Dermatobia hominis is infrequent in our environment, however, due to the increase in tourism to tropical climates, we must have a high diagnostic suspicious of this pathology in the presence of abscesses of torpid evolution and a history of travel to endemic areas. The treatment varies, from medical treatment and physical measurements for larval extraction, to surgical treatment with exeresis.

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