A RARE CASE OF NASAL MYIASIS IN THE PRESENCE OF A RHINOLITH

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11
Year: 
2015

Sh. Aliev; V. Shpotin, MD; D. Fernando, Candidate of Medical Sciences Aleksandro-Mariinskaya Clinical Hospital, Astrakhan

The paper describes a rare case of nasal myiasis occurring in the presence of a rhinolith. It presents the specific features of its clinical presentation and surgical treatment.
Keywords: 
nasal myiasis
rhinolith

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