Oral cavity and oropharynxPrimary tubercular lesions in the oral cavity and oropharynx are rare, whereas the secondary infection following pulmonary TB may affect the tonsils and often present with unilateral
The term "myiasis" is derived from the Greek word "myiasis" which means fly. [1] Rev F.W. Hope coined the term "myiasis" in 1840. Stecle proposed that there is presence of fly in the nasal cavities leading to myiasis. In 1919, Castellani and Chalmer described the nasal myiasis and called as Peenash in India due to Chrysomya (previously pycnosoma). [2]
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