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Migrating foreign body: a new cause of trismus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

P. D. Lacy ,
C. I. Timon ,
C. D. Ryan ,
M. P. Donnelly  and
D. P. McShane
P. D. Lacy*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
C. I. Timon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
C. D. Ryan
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
M. P. Donnelly
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
D. P. McShane
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
*
Dr P. Lacy, Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Hospital, Peter Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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Abstract

A unique case of delayed trismus secondary to an infratemporal foreign body is presented. The pathophysiology and treatment options are discussed.

Keywords

Foreign bodyNeckTrismus
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 10 , October 1995 , pp. 990 - 991
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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