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K S Gangadhara Somayaji1, A Rajeshwari
1K.V.G Medical College Hospital, Sullia, Karnataka 574 327 India ; Sharada Vasudeva Sadana, No: 3-3/88, 3rd main road, Prashanth Nagara Layout, Behind Derebail church, Mangalore, Karnataka 575 006 India.
Abstract:
Accidental entry of foreign bodies into the ear canal is very common. Animate foreign bodies constitute upto 14% of cases, majority being the cockroaches. Not many cases of ticks entering into human ears are found in the scientific literature. Even the available reports are from South Africa, Nepal, Malaysia, Chile and Srilanka. This Indian study discusses the occurence, clinical features, the methods adopted in the removal and the complications of tick infestation of human ear. A total of 144 cases of ticks entering the human ears were studied over a period of two years from Jan 2004 to Dec 2005. This report represents one of the largest recorded series of human otoacariasis available in the Indian literature.
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