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Unusual Presentation of Nasal Myiasis

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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This is a 25 years old male who have been diagnosed with asthma recently, presented to the ER with a clinical picture of acute respiratory distress. Mechanical ventilation was required due to severe hypoxia along with full asthma management. Patient status remain static despite treatment. Initial workup did not show any evidence pointing towards a specific underlying etiology of this refractory asthma. On second day of admission, worms were noted emerging from his nose, parasitology report confirm the diagnosis of myiasis. Patient respond dramatically to ivermectin and metronidazole and was discharged without any complication.

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Unusual Presentation, Nasal Myiasis

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Moad B

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Basfar

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College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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moadbasfar@icloud.com

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Mohammed A

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Aljuaid

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College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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Jehad A

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Alzahrani

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College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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Hisham A

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Essa

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College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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70

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11

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1821

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2018-01-01

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2018-07-21

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2018-01-01

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1,904

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1,906

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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EJHM_Volume 70_Issue 11_Pages 1904-1906.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Unusual Presentation of Nasal Myiasis

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22 Jan 2023