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Aural Myiasis in a Retroviral-Positive Nigerian Child: A Rare Case of Extensive Ear Infestation

2025-01-08

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Aural myiasis is infestation of the ear by live maggots. It is a rare condition but commonly seen in children with a chronically discharging ear and in adults with mental retardation. It is usually caused by tissue invasion by larvae of dipteran flies. We present 5-year-old Nigerian girl who is a known retroviral disease patient. She presented with right chronic suppurative otitis media...

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Literature Corpus work: 43be1744-6ef1-59bb-bf22-2f11d11d662f
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5588030/v1

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