Miasis auricular por Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (Coquerel, 1858)

• Patricia Neira O ^[1] ; Nelson Muñoz S ^[1] ; Daniel Cantero C ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Valparaíso

     Universidad de Valparaíso

     Valparaíso, Chile

     
  2. [2] Hospital Carlos Van Buren

     Hospital Carlos Van Buren

     Valparaíso, Chile

     
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 130, Nº. 8, 2002, págs. 907-909
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Auricular myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
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  • We report a 37 years old male, coming from Paraguay, who consulted for tinnitus, hearing loss, foreign body sensation and pain in the left ear. He informed that a fly entered into his external auditive channel, five days before consulting. We observed the destruction of the tympanic membrane and 22 live larvae were extracted. Following the larval extraction, these injuries evolved to complete resolution. Larvae were identified as pertaining to the genus Cochliomyia hominivorax (Rev Méd Chile 2002; 130: 907-9)