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Twinkle Artifact Observed During POCUS of a Human Myiasis Caused by the Dermatobia hominisBotfly

Jerome, David ; Stacey, Matthew ; Newbigging, Joseph

POCUS journal, 2023-11, Vol.8 (2), p.142-145 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Twinkle Artifact Observed During POCUS of a Human Myiasis Caused by the Dermatobia hominisBotfly
Autor: Jerome, David ; Stacey, Matthew ; Newbigging, Joseph
Assuntos: Medicine
É parte de: POCUS journal, 2023-11, Vol.8 (2), p.142-145
Descrição: An 81-year-old man presented to urgent care for assessment of an area of erythema and tenderness on his right thigh after recent travel to Belize. Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) revealed a hyperechoic structure with acoustic shadowing in the subcutaneous tissue. Colour Doppler assessment of the structure produced a twinkle artifact. The structure was removed and pathology identified the object as a Dermatobia hominis larva (human botfly). The use of POCUS helped identify and localize the subcutaneous foreign body. The use of colour Doppler produced the twinkle artifact, which has not been previously reported as a finding produced during ultrasonographic assessment of botfly larvae.
Editor: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc
Idioma: Inglês

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