Overview
- An 11-year-old from Santo Tomé remains in serious condition at Hospital Pediátrico Juan Pablo II after doctors found an advanced scalp infestation that destroyed tissue and perforated cranial bone.
- The girl initially reported eye pain; staff at Hospital Universitario San Juan Bautista attempted to remove larvae but transferred her due to the severity of the infection.
- Specialists identified the condition as foruncular myiasis, a parasitic infestation caused by fly larvae developing in skin lesions.
- Judicial authorities in Corrientes opened an ex officio case against the mother on a charge of serious injuries by omission to assess possible negligence.
- The same pediatric hospital confirmed a separate case in a two-month-old infant this week, and physicians highlighted hygiene and prompt treatment of skin lesions in warmer months.