Otomyiasis of the mastoid cavity: an unusual complication of cotton-swab use

Ear Nose Throat J. 2011 Jun;90(6):E34. doi: 10.1177/014556131109000615.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use
  • Cotton Fiber*
  • Ear Diseases / diagnosis
  • Ear Diseases / etiology*
  • Ear Diseases / parasitology
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / complications
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / therapeutic use
  • Mastoid / parasitology*
  • Myiasis / diagnosis*
  • Otoscopy

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Hydrogen Peroxide