A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a Child in Turkey

Volume: 74 Number: 4 December 1, 2017
  • Yunus Emre Beyhan
  • Hasan Yılmaz
  • Zeynep Taş Cengiz
  • Abdurrahman Ayral
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A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a Child in Turkey

Abstract

Myiasis is the infestation of tissues and organs of vertebrate animals and humans by the larval stages of dipterous flies. In present case, a four year old child living in Silopi was applied to our clinic with complaints of otalgia, pruritus and otorrhea in the right ear. In the physical examination, aural fetor, secretion and several foreign bodies were observed. Twenty living maggots were removed from the external auditory canal EAC using surgical forceps. The maggots were identified as third phase larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica. In conclusion, patient should be examined for aural myiasis in case of otalgia, otorrhea, itching, and hearing impairments, especially in children

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Yunus Emre Beyhan This is me

Hasan Yılmaz This is me

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Abdurrahman Ayral This is me

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APA
Beyhan, Y. E., Yılmaz, H., Cengiz, Z. T., & Ayral, A. (2017). A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a Child in Turkey. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, 74(4), 347-350. https://izlik.org/JA35LK65KN
AMA
1.Beyhan YE, Yılmaz H, Cengiz ZT, Ayral A. A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a Child in Turkey. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2017;74(4):347-350. https://izlik.org/JA35LK65KN
Chicago
Beyhan, Yunus Emre, Hasan Yılmaz, Zeynep Taş Cengiz, and Abdurrahman Ayral. 2017. “A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia Magnifica in a Child in Turkey”. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 74 (4): 347-50. https://izlik.org/JA35LK65KN.
EndNote
Beyhan YE, Yılmaz H, Cengiz ZT, Ayral A (December 1, 2017) A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a Child in Turkey. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 74 4 347–350.
IEEE
[1]Y. E. Beyhan, H. Yılmaz, Z. T. Cengiz, and A. Ayral, “A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a Child in Turkey”, Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg, vol. 74, no. 4, pp. 347–350, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA35LK65KN
ISNAD
Beyhan, Yunus Emre - Yılmaz, Hasan - Cengiz, Zeynep Taş - Ayral, Abdurrahman. “A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia Magnifica in a Child in Turkey”. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi 74/4 (December 1, 2017): 347-350. https://izlik.org/JA35LK65KN.
JAMA
1.Beyhan YE, Yılmaz H, Cengiz ZT, Ayral A. A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a Child in Turkey. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg. 2017;74:347–350.
MLA
Beyhan, Yunus Emre, et al. “A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia Magnifica in a Child in Turkey”. Türk Hijyen Ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, vol. 74, no. 4, Dec. 2017, pp. 347-50, https://izlik.org/JA35LK65KN.
Vancouver
1.Yunus Emre Beyhan, Hasan Yılmaz, Zeynep Taş Cengiz, Abdurrahman Ayral. A Case of Aural Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica in a Child in Turkey. Turk Hij Den Biyol Derg [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 1;74(4):347-50. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA35LK65KN