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Radical mastoidectomy cavity myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Lokman Uzun1, Fikret Cinar, Levent Bekir Beder
1Department of ENT, Karaelmas University School of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey. luzun@mailcity.com
The Journal of Laryngology and Otology
|February 26, 2004
Abstract:
In this article, a Wohlfahrtia magnifica otomyiasis case, a 31-year-old, non-mentally retarded patient who had undergone radical mastoidectomy previously is presented. Maggots in the radical mastoidectomy cavity were removed then topical treatment was applied. The maggots were identified as W. magnifica. In cases of myiasis, identification of larvae following direct extraction and application of preventative methods is essential.
