Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2005, 206(2)

Aural Myiasis in Children and Literature Review

KÖKSAL YUCA, HÜSEYIN ÇAKSEN,¹ YUNUS FEYYAT SAKIN, SEVIL ARI YUCA,³ MUZAFFER KIRIS, HASAN YILMAZ² and HAKAN ÇANKAYA

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 1 Department of Pediatrics, 2 Department of Parasitology, Yüzüncü Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Van, and 3 Women and Child Diseases Hospital, Van, Turkey

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.

keywords —— myiasis; fly larvae; chronic otitis media; maggots; children

© 2005 Tohoku University Medical Press

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Correspondence: Köksal Yuca, M.D., Yüzüncü Yil University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 65200 Van, Turkey.

e-mail: koksalyuca@yahoo.com or koksalyuca@hotmail.com