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Aural myiasis in a neonate in peninsular Malaysia

Ahmad NW 1 , Ismail A , Jeffery J , Ibrahim S , Hadi AA , Ibrahim MN Show all authors , Chin HC , Lim LH

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  • 1 Medical Entomology Unit, Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Institute For Medical Research, Jalan Pahang 50588, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
Parasit Vectors, 2009;2(1):63.
PMID: 20003466 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-2-63

Abstract

Myiasis is a pathological condition in humans and animals caused by various species of dipterous larvae. Myiasis which occurs in a newborn baby is referred as neonatal myiasis. It is a rare condition and there are only a few reports to date. A case of neonatal aural myiasis in a two day old infant is reported in this paper.

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