• Title of article

    Unusual MRI findings in a patient with history of frontal fracture and skin infestation by fly larvae, as a possible sign of intracerebral myiasis

  • Author/Authors

    Enrique Marco de Lucas، نويسنده , , Consuelo D?ez، نويسنده , , Agust?n Gutiérrez، نويسنده , , Fernando Montiaga، نويسنده , , Javier Arn?iz، نويسنده , , Andrés Gonz?lez Mandly، نويسنده , , Marta Elena Sanchez، نويسنده , , Natalia Valle، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    725
  • To page
    728
  • Abstract
    We report a case of an 11-year-old columbian immigrant with mild non-specific cephalalgia. He had a previous history of frontal fracture and skin infestation caused by Dermatobia hominis larvae. MRI performed revealed multiple subependymal and intraventricular lesions with concentric blooming artifacts and moderate hydrocephalus. Based on his previous history, intracerebral myiasis diagnosis was suggested. His mother denied any kind of diagnostic surgery or treatment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first MRI report of a possible intracerebral myiasis, an exceedingly rare entity.
  • Keywords
    magnetic resonance imaging , Brain , Larvae , Myiasis , Blooming artefacts
  • Journal title
    Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Record number

    464683