Otoacariasis demographic and clinical outcomes of patients with ticks in the ear canal
       
Yazarlar (6)
Ozan Gökdoğan Memorial Hospital, Türkiye
Taliye Çakabay Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Research And Teaching Hospital, Türkiye
Hacer Baran Medical Park Hospital, Türkiye
Burak Karabulut Umraniye Teaching And Research Hospital, Türkiye
Cihan Taşdemir Ardahan State Hospital, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Zati VATANSEVER Kafkas Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (Q4)
Dergi ISSN 1808-8694 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Exp, SCOPUS, Curation, Current Contents Clinical Medicine, Essential Science Indicators, Pdf2xml, Pdf2xml, Reference Master, Scielo, Sophia
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 07-2016
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 82 / 4 / 416–421 DOI 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.07.018
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.07.018
Özet
Introduction Otoacariasis, the attachment of ticks and mites within the ear canal is a common phenomenon especially in rural areas. Objective To determine the clinical and demographic features of cases with detected ticks in the ear canal, which is a common health problem, and identify tick species. Methods Data of patients who had otoacariasis were collected. We also investigated all ticks at the Veterinary Department of Kafkas University. Results We present the data of patients with otoacariasis. All ticks were identified as otobius. Otobius ticks were found not related with any complications. Conclusion It is very important to detect ticks in the ear canal as they act as vector of some diseases. Identifying species of ticks may help clinicians to prevent further complications associated with vector-borne diseases.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Otoacariasis | Thick | Otobius