maggots chew towards womans brain

4273stuart · 9th May 2005, 12:38 PM

Doctors in Thailand have removed almost three dozen maggots from a woman's nose, where they were eating their way towards her brain. The 38-year-old pig farmer is believed to be the first reported case in Thailand of maggots nesting in a human's nose.

The woman visited the doctor in late March, complaining of excruciating pain in her left cheek. The maggots had eaten so much of her nasal tissue that cartilage was exposed. The doctor anesthetized the woman and during an operation removed 34 maggots from inside her nose. She was then treated with antibiotics.

As a pig farmer, the woman was exposed to many flies every day. "Probably while she was sleeping, a fly went up her nose and laid its eggs, which then hatched into larvae," the doctor said. "If the infected area had spread to her brain, she could have died."

Last week, an old man had 50 maggots removed from his ear, after he went to a hospital complaining of an itch. He had scratched his ears so hard that they started bleeding, and doctors said that flies apparently had gotten inside and laid eggs. Also last week, the same hospital removed an eight-centimetre-long leech from the throat of a 19-year-old man who had complained of a sore throat.

Andy Pandy · 9th May 2005, 12:40 PM

Awesome.

xglitter-me-upx · 9th May 2005, 12:43 PM

Eww.
There was once a huge blue bottle flying around in my bedroom when I was staying at my aunts, and she shouted at me for trying to sleep in another room because I was scared it would fly in my ear and lay eggs.
The thought of something wriggling away inside your head freaks me out.

deadmike · 9th May 2005, 12:49 PM

hmmm you hear alot of these stories in the form of urban myths.

any doctor or maggot enthusiast ill tell you that the human body is not the ideal place for a larve to survive. unless its dead. dont see why it couldnt happen though.

MisterMarc · 9th May 2005, 12:56 PM

mmm sexy

Johnny · 9th May 2005, 12:58 PM

Sounds like a laugh!

I_got_a_mohawk · 9th May 2005, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by deadmike

hmmm you hear alot of these stories in the form of urban myths.

any doctor or maggot enthusiast ill tell you that the human body is not the ideal place for a larve to survive. unless its dead. dont see why it couldnt happen though.

True, healthy flesh is too chewy compaired to decomposing flesh

ArchFlameTera · 9th May 2005, 02:02 PM

fuck, ive got an ichy ear..

Ewan_C · 9th May 2005, 02:04 PM

There is some types of maggot that eat live flesh! I have a book called The Dante Club and the killer is trying to recreate Dante's vision of hell in the forum of murders. One of the murders is being eating alive by these maggots. There is a bit in the introduction that explains that these maggots do exsist and crop up from time to time in the US. Its a cool book! Reminds me of the film Seven!

4273stuart · 9th May 2005, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadmike

hmmm you hear alot of these stories in the form of urban myths.

any doctor or maggot enthusiast ill tell you that the human body is not the ideal place for a larve to survive. unless its dead. dont see why it couldnt happen though.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...-13762,00.html

kj · 9th May 2005, 02:46 PM

when i was in India, my dad pointed out these mad wasps that would lay their eggs under your skin, which would then hatch into larvae which would in turn eat the surrounding flesh before hatching through your skin. The look evil as fuck.

ArchFlameTera · 9th May 2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by kj

The look evil as fuck.

I bet theyr'e carcass fans.

Hecate · 9th May 2005, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ewan_C

There is some types of maggot that eat live flesh! I have a book called The Dante Club and the killer is trying to recreate Dante's vision of hell in the forum of murders. One of the murders is being eating alive by these maggots. There is a bit in the introduction that explains that these maggots do exsist and crop up from time to time in the US. Its a cool book! Reminds me of the film Seven!

Shithot film, Seven

Hecate · 9th May 2005, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchFlameTera

I bet theyr'e carcass fans.

lol, they must be!

9th May 2005, 12:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
4273stuart old school Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 275	maggots chew towards womans brain Doctors in Thailand have removed almost three dozen maggots from a woman's nose, where they were eating their way towards her brain. The 38-year-old pig farmer is believed to be the first reported case in Thailand of maggots nesting in a human's nose. The woman visited the doctor in late March, complaining of excruciating pain in her left cheek. The maggots had eaten so much of her nasal tissue that cartilage was exposed. The doctor anesthetized the woman and during an operation removed 34 maggots from inside her nose. She was then treated with antibiotics. As a pig farmer, the woman was exposed to many flies every day. "Probably while she was sleeping, a fly went up her nose and laid its eggs, which then hatched into larvae," the doctor said. "If the infected area had spread to her brain, she could have died." Last week, an old man had 50 maggots removed from his ear, after he went to a hospital complaining of an itch. He had scratched his ears so hard that they started bleeding, and doctors said that flies apparently had gotten inside and laid eggs. Also last week, the same hospital removed an eight-centimetre-long leech from the throat of a 19-year-old man who had complained of a sore throat.

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kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,227 Band: A band of merry men	when i was in India, my dad pointed out these mad wasps that would lay their eggs under your skin, which would then hatch into larvae which would in turn eat the surrounding flesh before hatching through your skin. The look evil as fuck. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

9th May 2005, 12:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Andy Pandy Milk will give you more Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 726	Awesome.

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xglitter-me-upx [discothèque] Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,383	Eww. There was once a huge blue bottle flying around in my bedroom when I was staying at my aunts, and she shouted at me for trying to sleep in another room because I was scared it would fly in my ear and lay eggs. The thought of something wriggling away inside your head freaks me out.

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deadmike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: in a pub Posts: 600	hmmm you hear alot of these stories in the form of urban myths. any doctor or maggot enthusiast ill tell you that the human body is not the ideal place for a larve to survive. unless its dead. dont see why it couldnt happen though.

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MisterMarc Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: UGS Posts: 1,052 Band: Mental Health Act 1983.	mmm sexy

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Johnny is latin for sexy. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glenrothes Posts: 5,137 Band: Aces High	Sounds like a laugh!

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ArchFlameTera Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dundonia!!!!!!!!! Posts: 4,713 Band: A Parting Shot (erratic grind madness) + Vulsellum (old school death metal)	fuck, ive got an ichy ear..

9th May 2005, 02:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ewan_C Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glasgow Posts: 796 Band: Freedom Is Terror	There is some types of maggot that eat live flesh! I have a book called The Dante Club and the killer is trying to recreate Dante's vision of hell in the forum of murders. One of the murders is being eating alive by these maggots. There is a bit in the introduction that explains that these maggots do exsist and crop up from time to time in the US. Its a cool book! Reminds me of the film Seven!