An Unusual Ultrasound Surprise! A Creepy Crawler!

We’ve all had those patients who feel like they have parasites under their skin…sometimes the patient is right! Check out a recently published article written by Dr. Patterson and colleagues to learn more!

Think you’ll never see this? Think again!

This picture is one I pulled out (Dr. Okonkwo) from a pediatric patient in North Carolina who came in with an “abscess” after being in Costa Rica. Check out this critter (actual photo)! To pull it out, I put vaseline over the hole and waited until the botfly started to crawl out. Then, I just grabbed it with a pair of forceps.

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