Accustomed only to the wax present in the ears, human beings never expect to find anything beyond them there. However, something unexpected happened to a man who went to the doctor thinking it was just a simple itch in his ear. Check out the curious case where carnivorous larvae were present in his ears.
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the unwanted surprise
A 64-year-old man, bothered by the itching in his ear, decided to check into a hospital in Portugal. In addition to the itch, he complained of pain and it was also possible to visualize bleeding in the region. After performing the tests, it was found that the reason for all the discomfort was the presence of larvae that had damaged part of the patient's eardrum.
The larvae even occupied the boy's ear due to the deposit of eggs from flies from the species Cochliomyia hominivorax. The practice of depositing eggs in other organisms is very common in these species, unfortunately man has suffered from the cycle of nature.
Symptoms
The patient reported that he felt pain and itching for about 5 days, after which he went to the doctor and was hospitalized.
Sequelae
So far, doctors have not reported whether sequels can be left after this unpleasant surprise. The larvae were completely removed from the body of the man.
Incidence
Doctors classified the case as rare, so don't get too desperate. It won't happen overnight, but be on the lookout if you find a fly of the Cochliomyia hominivorax species laying eggs around.
Bizarre things found inside humans
It is not just the larvae that can be present inside a human being and go “unnoticed”. Check out other critters and strange things already found inside someone.
animals
- Cheap;
- Fish;
- Cricket;
- Spider;
- Amoeba.
Others
- Developing pea plant;
- “monster tumor”;
- Parasitic twin.
