Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2020;12(3):290-293
INTRODUCTION: Dermatobia hominis is one of the main etiologic agents of furunculoid myiasis. It is more common in intertropical countries and induces the formation of a papule or nodule in the skin with a central orifice. When the lesion's diagnosis is not made or when the larva does not go out, it can progress to the formation of a tumor. We report a rare case of a lipoma-simulating lesion in the lower limb of a man living in the countryside. The etiological diagnosis was made exclusively through histopathological examination, which showed a cyst with exogenous material to the center, compatible with D. hominis, in a clear degradation process.
Keywords: Larva; Lipoma; Myiasis
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