Tracheastomal myiasis in ventilator dependant patient: case report and review of literature
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Tracheostomal Myiasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
"Myiasis" is considered in Hindu mythology as "God's punishment for sinners." It is known to infest live human or animal tissue. Literature abounds with reports of myiasis affecting the nasal cavity, ear, nonhealing ulcers, exophytic malignant growth, and cutaneous tissue. But report of myiasis of the tracheal stoma is rare. Only a few cases of tracheal myiasis have been reported in literature....
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Otolaryngology-ENT Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2379-6359
DOI: 10.15406/joentr.2020.12.00449