Title: Born in the Ear Canal: Tick Larva on the Eardrum.
Authors: Öner, Fatih; Aktan, Bülent; Uslu, Hakan; Güven, Esin; Kılıç, Korhan; Yılmaz, Ahmet
Abstract: 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.
Subjects: EAR canal; TYMPANIC membrane; LARVAE; TICKS; LYME disease; HEARING disorders; TINNITUS
Publication: Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology / Türk Otolarengoloji Arsivi, 2021, Vol 59, Issue 2, p150
ISSN: 0304-4793
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.4274/tao.2021.2021-1-12

Born in the Ear Canal: Tick Larva on the Eardrum.

Öner, Fatih; Aktan, Bülent; Uslu, Hakan; Güven, Esin; Kılıç, Korhan; Yılmaz, Ahmet