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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Dermatobia hominis | *Caused by ''Dermatobia hominis'' | ||
[[File:Miasis human.jpg|thumb|Myiasis in patient neck]] | [[File:Miasis human.jpg|thumb|Myiasis in patient neck]] | ||
==Clinical Features== | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
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{{Ectoparasite DDX}} | {{Ectoparasite DDX}} | ||
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==Management== | |||
*Pimozide (diphenylbutylpiperidine class antipsychotic) at 1–12 mg daily | *Pimozide (diphenylbutylpiperidine class antipsychotic) at 1–12 mg daily | ||
==Disposition== | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Parasitic Diseases]] | *[[Parasitic Diseases]] | ||
*[[Travel Medicine]] | *[[Travel Medicine]] | ||
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[[Category:ID]] | [[Category:ID]] | ||
[[Category:TropMed]] | [[Category:TropMed]] | ||
Revision as of 04:23, 8 September 2015
Background
- Caused by Dermatobia hominis
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
- Papules
- Insect bites
- Scabies
- Seabather's eruption
- Cercarial dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)
- Macular
- Sub Q Swelling and Nodules
- Ulcers
- Tropical pyoderma
- Leishmaniasis
- Mycobacterium marinum
- Buruli ulcer
- Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm disease)
- Linear and Migratory Lesions
- Cutaneous larvae migrans
- Photodermatitis
See also domestic U.S. ectoparasites
Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites
See also travel-related skin conditions
Diagnostic Evaluation
Management
- Pimozide (diphenylbutylpiperidine class antipsychotic) at 1–12 mg daily