Cicatricial alopecia as a sequel to furuncular myiasis of the scalp in an immunocompetent child

Furuncular myiasis (FM) is a type of cutaneous myiasis, a human infestation by maggots of Diptera flies. Our patient presented with scalp lesions closely mimicking pyoderma of the scalp, only to reveal crawling larvae of Lucilia sericata . Though the patient was promptly managed, cicatricial alopecia as a tell-tale sign of FM remained.