Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
증례

만성 알코올중독증 환자에서 발생한 외이도 구더기증 1예

정성훈1, 정재환2, 김석현2, 김양재1,*
Sung Hoon Jung1, Jae Hwan Jung2, Seok Hyun Kim2, Yang Jae Kim1,*
1부산 성모병원 이비인후과
2부산대학교 의학전문대학원 양산부산대학교병원 이비인후과학교실
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Busan St. Mary’s Hospital, Busan, Korea
2Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Busan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
*교신저자: 김양재, 48575 부산광역시 남구 용호로 232번길 25-14 부산 성모병원 이비인후과 전화: (051) 933-7214·전송:(051) 956-1956 E-mail:maryent@hanmail.net

© Copyright 2016 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Sep 19, 2016; Revised: Oct 18, 2016; Accepted: Nov 16, 2016

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Myiasis is defined as an infestation of the organ or tissue of human and other animals by fly maggots. Aural myiasis is a rare clinical state and occur frequently in eldery, chronic alcoholism and poor hygiene state. We presented here a case of aural myiasis in chronic alcoholism patient. Patient visited emergency room for multiple contusion by fall down accident. Incidentally, alive maggots were discovered in right auricle. Patients was transfer to otolaryngologist and removed by using ear forcep and gentle irrigation of ear to expel any remnant. Additionally antibiotics was used and mupirocin soaking gauze packed on external auditory canal for prevent secondary infection. There was no evidence of intracranial involvement on computed tomography (CT) and hearing was normal. Eventually aural myiasis is successfully treated by direct extraction of larvae and application of preventative methods. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2016;27:332-335)

Keywords: 구더기증; 알코올중독증; 외이도
Keywords: Myiasis; Alcoholism; Aural