Human botfly infestation presenting as peri-auricular mass

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 335-338

  Boruk, Marina ^a   Rosenfeld, Richard M ^a   Alexis, Richard ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Human botfly infestation; Mass; Pediatric otolaryngology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOBIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MYIASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPARGANUM;

ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIPTERA; EAR CARTILAGE; EAR CARTILAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MYIASIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 30144445306     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.06.025     Document Type: Article

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