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A 10-month-old baby's left hand with a typical furuncular myiasis lesion
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FIG1
A papule with a central punctum was present on the left hand at the dorsal aspect of the first web space with a swelling involving the dorsal and volar aspect of the first web space (Figure 1).
The lesion after furuncular myiasis larvae were extracted using a punch-biopsy blade
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FIG2
After that, the removal of the maggot was done with a punch biopsy tool (Figure 2 and Figure 3).
The parasites (Dermatobia hominis) after being extracted
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FIG3
After that, the removal of the maggot was done with a punch biopsy tool (Figure 2 and Figure 3).
The furuncular myiasis lesion fully healed (after two weeks)
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FIG4
On review after two weeks, there was complete resolution of the skin lesion (Figure 4).