An infestation of the mite Sancassania berlesei (Acari: Acaridae) in the external auditory canal of a Korean man

J Parasitol. 1999 Feb;85(1):133-4.

Abstract

We here report the case of a storage mite, Sancassania berlesei, infestation in the external auditory canal of a 46-yr-old male. He complained of feeling a foreign body and itching in the left external auditory canal for 1 mo, with accompanying otalgia for 3 days. Considering the duration of the patient's complaint and the 8-9-day life cycle of the mite, the mites are believed to have lived in the patient's ear for more than 3 generations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ear Canal / parasitology*
  • Earache / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mite Infestations / parasitology*
  • Mites / classification*