Aural myiasis in a patient with chronic otitis media

Aural myiasis in a patient with chronic otitis media

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An 82-year-old man referred to our clinic with the complaints of bleeding and severe pain on his left ear for 4 days.On Balance Bike otoscopic examination, the left external ear canal was observed to be hemorrhagic.There was foul-smelling purulent discharge.Foul-smelling purulent discharge was included in the culture.

After aspiration of the external ear canal live maggots were seen in the middle ear.With Calcium the help of a microscope, 14 larvas were removed out of the left middle ear.The extracted larvas were observed to be alive.The larvas were determined to be Wohlfahrtia magnifica in the 3rd stage by Parasitology Laboratory.