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Vol. 60. Issue 3.
Pages 213-214 (January 2009)
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Vol. 60. Issue 3.
Pages 213-214 (January 2009)
Otic myiasis. Case report
Miasis ótica. A propósito de un caso
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Nicolás González Poggioli
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nicolas.glez@canalejo.org

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, Juan Carlos Vázquez Barro
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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Otic myiasis is rare in developed countries and is related to environmental conditions and poor hygiene. We present the case of a 65-year-old woman with pain and tinnitus in the left ear lasting for 1 week. Physical examination in the emergency room showed numerous dipteran larvae totally occupying the external auditory canal. Following diagnosis of otic myiasis, the larvae were removed and the patient was discharged after 24 hours of medical observation. The diagnosis of otic myiasis is by means of direct visualization of the larvae in the ear cavities and treatment includes the removal of larvae from the ear. Prognosis is generally good.

Keywords:
Myiasis
External auditory canal
Auricle
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La miasis ótica es una enfermedad que se relaciona con condiciones ambientales e higiénicas deficientes y es muy poco frecuente en los países desarrollados. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 65 años de edad que acude al servicio de urgencias del hospital por presentar otalgia y acúfenos en el oído izquierdo de una semana de evolución. La exploración mostró ocupación total del conducto auditivo externo por larvas de dípteros. Tras el diagnóstico de miasis ótica, se procedió a la extracción de las larvas y se sometió a observación durante 24 h antes del alta definitiva. El diagnóstico de la miasis ótica consiste en la visualización directa de las larvas en las cavidades óticas, y su tratamiento incluye la extirpación de las larvas de las cavidades del oído; generalmente el pronóstico es favorable.

Palabras clave:
Miasis
Conducto auditivo externo
Pabellón auricular

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