Nasal myiasis in a patient hospitalized at Ege University Hospital

Volume: 54 Number: 1 March 1, 2015
  • Mehmet Karakuş
  • Ayşegül Ünver
  • Nevin Turgay
  • Seray Özensoy Töz
  • Yusuf Özbel
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Nasal myiasis in a patient hospitalized at Ege University Hospital

Abstract

Myiasis is an infestation caused by Dipterous fly maggots various organs and tissues of animals or humans. It receives the name of the affected organ. Nasal myiasis is mostly caused by Sarcophagidae and Calliphoridae families in Turkey. In this report, we present a 59-year-old female patient who admitted to Anaesthesia Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Ege University Hospital by a diagnosis of nasal myiasis. Reported myiasis cases are much less in our country when compared to other countries. We want to take attention to myiasis cases at ICU. Simple precautions will make it possible to eliminate myiasis cases at ICU.

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Turkish

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Mehmet Karakuş

Ayşegül Ünver

Nevin Turgay

Seray Özensoy Töz

Yusuf Özbel

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March 1, 2015

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March 1, 2015

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Year 1970 Volume: 54 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Mehmet Karakuş, Ayşegül Ünver, Nevin Turgay, Seray Özensoy Töz, Yusuf Özbel. Ege Üniversitesi Hastanesi’nde yatmakta olan bir hastada nazal miyaz. EJM. 2015 Mar. 1;54(1):36-8. doi:10.19161/etd.344106

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