Mengi Erdem, Demirhan Erhan, Arslan Ilker Burak
Department of Otolaryngology, Maltepe State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Otolaryngology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
North Clin Istanb. 2015 Jan 24;1(3):175-177. doi: 10.14744/nci.2014.96967. eCollection 2014.
Myiasis is the infestation of live vertebrates with dipterous larvae. Aural myiasis involves infestation of the external ear and/or middle ear. It is a rare clinical state that usually occurs in patients who have mental or physical disabilities. Although myiasis is a self-limiting disease, it can be associated with fatal complications like penetration within the central nervous system. We present a 87-year-old patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease with aural myiasis and also discuss the clinical presentation and efective therapies with a review of the literature.
蝇蛆病是双翅目幼虫寄生在活体脊椎动物体内。耳蝇蛆病是指外耳道和/或中耳被寄生。这是一种罕见的临床病症,通常发生在有精神或身体残疾的患者身上。尽管蝇蛆病是一种自限性疾病,但它可能会引发致命并发症,如侵入中枢神经系统。我们报告一例患有阿尔茨海默病并伴有耳蝇蛆病的87岁患者,并结合文献复习讨论其临床表现及有效治疗方法。