Open AccessAn unusual foreign body (Big Metallic Nut) in the nasopharynx of an infant
Author(s) -
L. Ray,
Priti Chatterjee,
Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay,
Subhraleena Das,
Ramanuj Sinha,
T. K. Nandy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02974398
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body , nut , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , general surgery , dermatology , pediatrics , dentistry , surgery , structural engineering , engineering
Foreign body in the nasopharynx is an extremely rare conidition; however a big metallic nut in the masopharynx of an infant of eight- months has not been previously reported in literature. We report an unusual case where an eight-month-old child introduced a big metallic nut through the mouth and was lodged in the nasopharynx, with a brief review of literature regarding the diagnosis and management of such case.