![]() ![]() 2, 3 In children, irritability, scratching the ears involved, and otorrhea are more common. Myiasis is a far greater problem in sheep, cattle and deer than in man and there is no form of myiasis found exclusively in man. ![]() Myiasis, the invasion of the live mammalian tissue by larvae of dipteran flies to feed on the host’s organs, body fluids, or ingested food, may be specific, semispecific, or accidental. Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College. The clinical symptoms of aural myiasis include foreign body sensation, itching, otalgia, purulent or blood-tinged aural discharge, tinnitus, vertigo, hearing impairment, and perforation of the tympanic membrane. The condition occurs most commonly in rural humid areas where people are in contact with animals. This condition occurs when a fly puts its eggs in the ear of someone, days After, the eggs become a 1cm long worms which we call maggots. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Īuthors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Ī) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.ī) Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.Ĭ) Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). Aural myiasis: Description, Causes and Risk Factors: Invasion of the external, middle, or inner ear by larvae of dipterous insects. Aural myiasis is an infestation of the ear by maggots. ![]()
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