Parasites & Vectors (Dec 2009)

Aural myiasis in a neonate in peninsular Malaysia

  • Ibrahim Mohd,
  • Hadi Azahari,
  • Ibrahim Sa'diyah,
  • Jeffery John,
  • Ismail Anuar,
  • Ahmad Nazni,
  • Chin Heo,
  • Lim Lee

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-2-63
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
p. 63

Abstract

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Abstract Myiasis is a pathological condition in humans and animals caused by various species of dipterous larvae. Myiasis which occurs in a newborn baby is referred as neonatal myiasis. It is a rare condition and there are only a few reports to date. A case of neonatal aural myiasis in a two day old infant is reported in this paper.