Open AccessTick on the tympanic membrane
Author(s) -
Dragoslava Đerić,
Bojan Pavlović,
Miljan Folić,
Srbislav Blažić,
Ljiljana Čvorović
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns1412404d
Subject(s) - auditory canal , eardrum , medicine , foreign body , foreign bodies , ear canal , process (computing) , identification (biology) , lumen (anatomy) , anatomy , pathological , pathology , radiology , surgery , biology , ecology , computer science , operating system
. Different foreign bodies can reach the lumen of the external auditory canal. Clinical presence of the foreign bodies depends on the nature of the foreign body, localization, morphological features, and the presence of pathological process. Case Report. This study gives a report on a rare foreign body - a tick on the eardrum, which is a very rare localization in European countries. Conclusion. Identification, determination of the nature of the foreign body and the way of extracting it depend on the application of adequate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches