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P Adhikari1, B K Sinha, H Bhattarai
1Department of Otorhino-Laryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, T.U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. prakash_ooz@hotmail.com
Nepal Medical College Journal : NMCJ
|February 27, 2008
Abstract:
This is a case report of myiasis in modified radical mastoidectomy cavity in a 48 years old male presented in the Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T.U. Teaching Hospital, Katmandu, Nepal. Around 50 maggots were removed from his mastoid cavity. Patient was managed with turpentine oil and antibiotics which was given to prevent secondary infection. Literature search revealed only one case report of Myiasis infestation in a postoperative mastoid cavity.
