Born in the Ear Canal: Tick Larva on the Eardrum
TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.59, sa.2, 2021 (TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
- Cilt numarası: 59 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tao.2021.2021-1-12
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: External ear canal, tympanic membrane, foreign body, ticks, larvae, case report, FOREIGN-BODIES, NOSE
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
We report the case of a 54-year-old woman who presented to the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) outpatient clinic with hearing loss, tinnitus, and fullness in her right ear. In the first clinical examination, a pouch hanging in the anterior upper quadrant was detected in the tympanic membrane of the right ear. A tick larva was found in the cyctic lesion located on the tympanic membrane. Our case was unique due to this unexpected diagnosis.