Born in the Ear Canal: Tick Larva on the Eardrum

Öner F., Aktan B., Uslu H., Güven E., Kılıç K., Yılmaz A.

Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, cilt.59, sa.2, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), 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.