%0 Journal Article
%T Concurrent primary and secondary myiasis on basal cell carcinoma
%A Raposo
%A Adriana Andrade
%A Schettini
%A Ant£¿nio Pedro Mendes
%A Massone
%A Cesare
%J Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
%D 2012
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
%R 10.1590/S0365-05962012000200016
%X myiasis is a disease caused by infestation of fly larvae in human and other vertebrate tissues. it is a skin condition common in tropical and subtropical countries and its predisposing factors are: chronic diseases, immunodeficiency, poor hygiene, senility, psychiatric disorders, skin cancers and ulcerated mucosae. we report the case of a healthy patient who after traumatic injury of a preexisting lesion showed a tumor on the dorsal region parasitized by fly larvae. the histopathological examination performed for the diagnosis of skin neoplasm surprisingly revealed the presence of a partially degenerated larva with characteristics of dermatobia hominis, suggesting an association of primary and secondary myiasis on basal cell carcinoma.
%K carcinoma
%K basal cell
%K myiasis
%K skin neoplasms.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0365-05962012000200016&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en