An infestation of the mite Sancassania berlesei (Acari: Acaridae) in the external auditory canal of a Korean man.
We here report the case of a storage mite, Sancassania berlesei, infestation in the external auditory canal of a 46-yr-old male. He complained of feeling a foreign body and itching in the left external auditory canal for 1 mo, with accompanying otalgia for 3 days. Considering the duration of the patient's complaint and the 8-9-day life cycle of the mite, the mites are believed to have lived in the patient's ear for more than 3 generations.
Cho
J H
JH
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Korea.
Kim
J B
JB
Cho
C S
CS
Huh
S
S
Ree
H I
HI
D000818:Animals; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000469:parasitology*; D004433:Earache / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology*; D008925:Mites / Q000145:classification*