Tracheostomal Myiasis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

“Myiasis” is considered in Hindu mythology as “God's punishment for sinners.” It is known to infest live human or animal tissue. Literature abounds with reports of myiasis affecting the nasal cavity, ear, nonhealing ulcers, exophytic malignant growth, and cutaneous tissue. But report of myiasis...

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Main Authors: S. Prasanna Kumar, A. Ravikumar, L. Somu, P. Vijaya Prabhu, Rajavel Mundakannan Subbaiya Periyasamy Subbaraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/303510
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