Retained foreign body in nose following eye injury.
Accidents, injuries
Anterior chamber
Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
Radiology
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Jul 2024
02 Jul 2024
Historique:
medline:
4
7
2024
pubmed:
4
7
2024
entrez:
3
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A man in his 60s presented with diminution of vision of the left eye with nasal bleeding after accidental fall. On examination his left upper eyelid was lacerated and left temporal sclera was punctured which was repaired under local anaesthesia after which he was discharged by ophthalmologists but continued to complain of pain and left nasal obstruction. A non-contrast CT of paranasal sinuses revealed fracture of medial wall of left orbit, left ethmoid haemosinus and a metallic foreign body (FB) in the septum and anterior face of sphenoid. Diagnostic nasal endoscopy performed to remove the metallic FB showed plastic splinters embedded in the mucosa of nasal cavity which was unexpected. Hence, the FB was removed in two sittings because of diagnostic dilemma.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38960431
pii: 17/7/e259023
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-259023
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.