Case ReportPlunging or cervical ranula is a mucus extravasation pseudocyst arising from the sublingual gland that is located below the mylohyoid muscle. Clinically, if large enough, cervical ranulas can affect swallowing, speech, chewing, and even breathing. The acute presentation of ranulas, which are clinically known as slow-growing, painless masses, is rare. In this study, we present a case of cervical ranula that grew in a short period of 3 days and resulted in respiratory distress and that was operated in our clinic.
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Aural myiasis in a patient with chronic otitis mediaSeksen iki yaşındaki erkek hasta kliniğimize sol kulağında ağrı ve kanama şikayeti ile başvurdu. Otoskopik muayenisinde sol dış kulak yolunun hemorajik olduğu izlendi. Kötü kokulu pü-rülan akıntıdan kültür alındı. Dış kulak yolu aspire edildikten sonra orta kulak boşluğunda canlı larvalar görüldü. Mikroskop ve forseps yardımıyla 14 tane canlı larva dışarı alındı. Parazitoloji laboratuarına gönderilen larvaların Wohlfahrtia magnifica'nın 3. evre larvaları olduğu tespit edildi. An 82-year-old man referred to our clinic with the complaints of bleeding and severe pain on his left ear for 4 days. On otoscopic examination, the left external ear canal was observed to be hemorrhagic. There was foul-smelling purulent discharge. Foul-smelling purulent discharge was included in the culture. After aspiration of the external ear canal live maggots were seen in the middle ear. With the help of a microscope, 14 larvas were removed out of the left middle ear. The extracted larvas were observed to be alive. The larvas were determined to be Wohlfahrtia magnifica in the 3 rd stage by Parasitology Laboratory.
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