Massive airway myiasis: an extreme rarity

• Main Authors: Ming, Kai Teah, Yeen, Mei Chu, Sakuntala Dewi Shanmuganathan, Yeap, Boon Tat
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: BMA (United Kingdom) 2020
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27005/1/Massive%20airway%20myiasis.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27005/2/Massive%20airway%20myiasis%20an%20extreme%20rarity%20Full%20teks.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27005/; https://doi.org/:10.1136/bcr-2020- 237764

Intubations are important live saving skills to maintain adequate ventilation and oxygenation. Common indications include impending upper airway obstruction, respiratory failure and impaired conscious level. Oral myiasis is an infrequently found disease which is characterised by ectoparasitic i...