TY  - JOUR
T1  - TYmpanic membrane destroyed by japanese beetle
AU  - Kimbrig M
Y1  - 1939/08/12
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1939.72800320003010b
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 589
EP  - 589
VL  - 113
IS  - 7
N2  - C. L., a man aged 37, complained that two weeks previously a foreign body had entered his right ear and that he had not been able to hear well since.Ear drops had been instilled within twenty-four hours by the nurse at his place of employment. At the expiration of two weeks he reported to his physician, Dr. Patiky, who referred him to me to remove what was found to be a Japanese beetle.I had to amputate the wings first and then remove the body. The legs or biting equipment remained behind, stuck fast in the ear drum. They were removed after some difficulty. A perforation involving a very large part of the drum was present. There was a scanty odorless discharge. Hearing to all intents and purposes was normal. The patient gave no history of any previous ear trouble.Since the Japanese beetle is herbivorous, it is difficult
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1939.72800320003010b
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.72800320003010b
ER  -