@article{V._Bala Arivazhagan_K.G._Kayarkar_2019, title={Maggots in the ear – a case series}, volume={4}, url={https://opthalmology.medresearch.in/index.php/jooo/article/view/44}, DOI={10.17511/jooo.2019.i01.06}, abstractNote={<p>Myiasis of the ear is an infestation of the ear by maggots (the larval stage of flies).In literature there are only few cases reported about aural myiasis. It is more common to occur in tropical regions, were humidity and warm weather provide a good environment for this infestation. In this paper, we report 9 cases of unilateral ear ache and ear discharge presented to our department. Otoscopic examination showed 5 -15 live larvae in all of them with blood stained serosanguineous discharge. The removed larvae were identified by microbiologist to belong to the Sarcophagidae family.</p&gt;}, number={1}, journal={Tropical Journal of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology}, author={V., Srinivasa and Bala Arivazhagan, Ganesh and K.G., Balu and Kayarkar, Darshan}, year={2019}, month={Mar.}, pages={30-34} }