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Aural myiasis: case report
Myiasis is the infestation of live vertebrates with dipterous larvae. Aural myiasis involves infestation of the external ear and/or middle ear. It is a rare clinical state that usually occurs in patients who have mental or physical disabilities. Although myiasis is a self-limiting disease, it can be associated with fatal complications like penetration within the central nervous system. We prese...
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A 5-year-old child living in Erzurum, Turkey, complaining of otalgia, otorrhea and pruritus in the right ear for three days, was examined. Otoscopic examination at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology revealed live maggots in the external auditory canal. Ten maggots were recovered and were identified as third stage larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Local and systemic an...
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Objective: To report a case of aural myiasis in an infant living in a low hygienic condition at the southwestern part of Saudi Arabia. Case Report: A 4-month old, Saudi girl was brought by her parents to the Otolaryngology Outpatient Clinic of Muhayel General Hospital, in Muhayel, Saudi Arabia, with the complaint of a painful small swelling in front of the right ear for one week. There was a mo...
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Aural myiasis is a rare clinical state that usually occurs in developing countries and in patients who mentally retarded or have poor personal hygiene. However, the prevalence has decreased over the years, and now it is very rare. The authors describe a case of aural myiasis caused by Wohlfartia magnifica in a five-month-old infant. The treatment used was a combination of suctioning and microsu...
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BACKGROUND Orbital myiasis cases are very rare worldwide. We are reporting this case caused by Hypoderma bovis because invasive parasitic larvae can cause massive destruction. CASE An 85-year-old female patient was admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology of the Dicle University School of Medicine with the complaint of a wound in her right eye for over one year. Larvae had been in the same...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Northern Clinics of Istanbul
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2148-4902
DOI: 10.14744/nci.2014.96967