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Button battery in the nose – an unusual foreign body

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

O. Palmer ,
B. Natarajan ,
A. Johnstone  and
S. Sheikh
O. Palmer
Affiliation:
(Glasgow)
B. Natarajan*
Affiliation:
(Glasgow)
A. Johnstone
Affiliation:
(Glasgow)
S. Sheikh
Affiliation:
(Glasgow)
*
Mr Balaji Natarajan, 55 Clarence Gardens, Hyndland, Glasgow G11 7JW.
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Abstract

We present two rare, but similar, cases of button batteries in the nose in male children of Caucasian origin. The importance of early diagnosis, treatment and the long-term morbidity of such a foreign body in the nose are discussed.

Keywords

NoseForeign bodies
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 10 , October 1994 , pp. 871 - 872
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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References

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