Two Painful Occipital Nodules in a Child Returning from South America: A Quiz

Authors

  • Ilaria Salvi IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0151-3126
  • Marco Del Monte Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
  • Sara Naim Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
  • Angelica Pisati Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy
  • Gianmaria Viglizzo IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy

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https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2026-0557

Keywords:

myiasis, nodule, skin, infection, infestation, dermatobia hominis, botfly, nodules, parasitic infection

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2026-06-29

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Salvi, I., Del Monte, M., Naim, S., Pisati, A., & Viglizzo, G. (2026). Two Painful Occipital Nodules in a Child Returning from South America: A Quiz. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 106, adv–2026. https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v106.adv-2026-0557

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