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An unusual cause of facial pain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. P. de Carpentier ,
P. Flanagan ,
S. P. Hargreaves  and
M. S. Timms
J. P. de Carpentier*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
P. Flanagan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
S. P. Hargreaves
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
M. S. Timms
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
*
Address for correspondence: J. de carPentier, 38 Clyde Road, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 2WJ.
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Abstract

A case of chronic facial pain and headache is presented. This was found to be due to two pieces of windscreen-glass lodged in the superior meatus of the patient's nose since a road-traffic-accident 14 years earlier. Despite being reported as normal, review of previous X-rays of her sinuses showed that the glass was visible. The importance of carefully assessing the intranasal area on sinus-views is illustrated.

Keywords

Foreign bodyNoseGlass
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 8 , August 1996 , pp. 796 - 798
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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