title: Aspiration of an interesting foreign body: Myiasis.
abstract: Myiasis is a rare condition caused by the invasion of tissues by the larvae of flies. Many cases of myiasis involving various human organs have been reported. Tracheopulmonary or intratracheal myiasis is a very unusual and aberrant form of the disease in humans. We present a case of respiratory myiasis after aspiration of larvae by a healthy 8-month-old girl, which cannot be found in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. inceemine€yajoo.com.
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: İnce
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oğuzkurt
authors.forename: Hasan Özkan
authors.initials: HÖ
authors.lastname: Gezer
authors.forename: Hikmet Eda
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Alışkan
authors.forename: Akgün
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiçsönmez
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D015766:Albendazole