title: Aural myiasis in children and literature review.
abstract: Myiasis is a disease caused by fly larvae. The term "myiasis" is derived from the Greek word "myia" meaning fly. Aural myiasis is a rare clinical state and occurs frequently in children. In this article, six children with aural myiasis, caused by the fly larvae, are reported because of unusual presentation. All of the children with aural myiasis were associated with chronic otitis media. In the treatment, a combination of suctioning and alligator forceps was used to remove maggots under the light microscopic field. Additionally, antibiotics were used in all children. Thus, aural myiasis is successfully treated by direct extraction of larvae and application of preventative methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yüzüncü Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey. koksalyuca@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Köksal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuca
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caksen
authors.forename: Yunus Feyyat
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Sakin
authors.forename: Sevil Ari
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Yuca
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiriş
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cankaya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology; D004423:Ear / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications; D013396:Suction; D013525:Surgical Instruments