Radical mastoidectomy cavity myiasis caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica

2004 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lokman Uzun ◽  
Fikret Cinar ◽  
Levent Bekir Beder ◽  
Turan Aslan ◽  
Kursat Altintas
Keyword(s):  
Topical Treatment ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Radical Mastoidectomy ◽  
Direct Extraction ◽  
Wohlfahrtia Magnifica ◽  
Retarded Patient

In this article, a Wohlfahrtia magnifica otomyiasis case, a 31-year-old, non-mentally retarded patient who had undergone radical mastoidectomy previously is presented. Maggots in the radical mastoidectomy cavity were removed then topical treatment was applied. The maggots were identified as W. magnifica. In cases of myiasis, identification of larvae following direct extraction and application of preventative methods is essential.

The Mentally Retarded Patient

1957 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 788
Author(s):  
Harold Michal-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Retarded Patient

scholarly journals Foreign Bodies Ingested by a Mentally Retarded Patient

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-85
Author(s):  
Huseyin CEBICCI ◽  
Mustafa ALPASLAN
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Bodies ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Retarded Patient

An Obscure Structure in the Abdomen of an 11-Year-Old Mentally Retarded Patient

2011 ◽  
Vol 224 (02) ◽  
pp. 96-97
Author(s):  
M. Hesse ◽  
M. Siekmeyer ◽  
I. Sorge ◽  
W. Kiess ◽  
R. Metzger
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Retarded Patient

Accidental Strangulation of a Mentally Retarded Patient by a Clothing Collar

2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
MASAHITO HITOSUGI ◽  
TOMOKO YOKOYAMA ◽  
MASAHITO KIDO ◽  
HITOSHI KAWATO ◽  
KAZUMI MATSUSHIMA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Retarded Patient

Wrist Watch Dial with Machine in Esophagus: A Rare and Dangerous Presentation

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-134
Author(s):  
Leena Jain ◽  
Ashish K Maurya ◽  
Shalini Jadia
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Body ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Successful Removal ◽  
Retarded Patient

ABSTRACT An uncommon and dangerous foreign body in the esophagus, like wrist watch dial with machine and three hands, can be life threatening. We report the successful removal of such dangerous foreign body from the esophagus of an adult mentally retarded patient. How to cite this article Maurya AK, Jadia S, Jain L. Wrist Watch Dial with Machine in Esophagus: A Rare and Dangerous Presentation. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2016;1(3):133-134.

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