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Penetrating oral foreign body presenting as an aural polyp

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. Law  and
G. W. R. Watters
S. Law
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton and Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
G. W. R. Watters*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton and Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr G. W. R. Watters, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Alexandra Hospital. Cosham, Portsmouth, Hants PO6 3LY.
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Abstract

A case of a penetrating oral foreign body presenting with an aural polyp is described. The possibility of a penetrating oral injury should be considered whenever a child's fall is unwitnessed, as it is easily overlooked. An underlying foreign body should be considered in cases where an aural polyp fails to respond to standard therapy. MRI may be the best imaging technique to identify plastic foreign material.

Keywords

Foreign bodyEarMouth
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 8 , August 1997 , pp. 749 - 751
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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