A Case of Endoscopic Removal of Nasal Myiasis in Cerebral Infarction Patient

Han, Jung Uk; Suk, Sang Hyok; Im, Jun Sick; Kim, Bo Young

doi:2015.22.1.51

J Rhinol > Volume 22(1); 2015

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2015;22(1):51-54.
Published online May 31, 2015.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18787/jr.2015.22.1.51

A Case of Endoscopic Removal of Nasal Myiasis in Cerebral Infarction Patient

Jung Uk Han, Sang Hyok Suk, Jun Sick Im, Bo Young Kim

Department of Otolaryngology, Maryknoll General Hospital, Busan, Korea. hju0617@nate.com

뇌경색으로 장기간 누워 지내는 환자에서 발생한 비강 구더기증의 내시경적 제거술 1예

한정욱, 석상혁, 임준식, 김보영

메리놀병원 이비인후과

Abstract

Infestation of tissue by fly larvae is termed myiasis, and it is unusual in humans. Nasal myiasis is common in low socioeconomic status individuals due to poor nasal hygiene. It commonly affects the skin and rarely the nasal and paranasal sinuses. Recently an 82-year-old female was admitted to the emergency department because of discharge of live maggots from the nasal cavity. She had been diagnosed with brain infarction and Alzheimer's disease several years previous. We successfully removed all the maggots from the patient's nasal cavity and sinuses via endoscopic surgery under local anesthesia. Subsequently, the patient's nasal problem resolved completely.

Key Words: Myiasis;Nasal cavity;Maggot;Larvae