Larva Eruption: A Furuncle in a Returned Traveller

A 3-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of a progressive painful swelling to his scalp. He had recently returned to Australia following a 3-month vacation in East Africa. He was systemically well, with no previous medical history of note. Just before presentation, apparent movement had been noted at the punctum of the lesion, and a single larva had been expressed and removed by the patient's mother.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Insights and Images Source Type: research