An interesting case of neonatal aural myiasis in a 13 hours old neonate in a tertiary care hospital

Authors

  • Abnish Kumar Bharti Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi, India
  • Jay Kishore Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi, India
  • Aditya Dixit Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214087

Keywords:

Neonatal, Aural, Myiasis

Abstract

Myiasis is infestation by fly larvae (diptera) in live vertebrates, including humans. Newborn period is very unusual for any infestation. In literature there are only a few cases reported of neonatal aural myiasis from India. We described a case of aural myiasis caused by the Sarcophagidae family in a 13 hours old newborn in this paper. Aural myiasis in a newborn can be dangerous because of the fatality risk due to penetration to the brain.

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Author Biographies

Abnish Kumar Bharti, Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi, India

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Jay Kishore, Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi, India

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT AND NICU INCHARGE.

Aditya Dixit, Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi, India

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DEPARTMENT OF NEONATOLOGY AND PEDIATRICS

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2021-10-25

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Bharti, A. K., Kishore, J., & Dixit, A. (2021). An interesting case of neonatal aural myiasis in a 13 hours old neonate in a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 8(11), 1895–1898. https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214087

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