Radical mastoidectomy cavity myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-56

  Uzun, Lokman ^a   Cinar, Fikret ^a   Beder, Levent Bekir ^a   Aslan, Turan ^a   Altintas, Kursat ^b  

^a Zonguldak Karaelmas Universitesi Tip Fakultesi   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Mastoid, surgery; Myiasis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BORIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EAR DISEASE; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; LARVA; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MYIASIS; OTOMYIASIS; PARASITE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; WOHLFAHRTIA MAGNIFICA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; HUMANS; LARVA; MALE; MASTOID; MYIASIS; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1642579724     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504322731655     Document Type: Article

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