Parasites are organisms that live on other creatures and depend on the host organism for survival. Humans can become hosts to many parasitic creatures, including insect larvae. The resulting ...

Halo orthosis continues to be an effective means of immobilizing the cervical spine. Incidence of complications ranges from 6.4 to 36.0% of cases. Commonly reported complications include pin-site ...

Myiasis is a type of infection of a fly larva (maggot) in human tissues. This infection can catch you mostly in tropical and subtropical areas. In myiasis, there is a constant feeling of itching, a ...

A 45-year-old previously healthy woman presented to the emergency department with a three-week history of swelling and redness around her left eye. About four weeks before the onset of her symptoms, ...