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  • Traumatic tympanic membrane perforation by a needlefish: case report

  • P Bijoor, T Rourke, H Thomson
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 126 / Issue 9 / September 2012
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    18 July 2012, pp. 932-934
    Print publication:
    September 2012
  • Objectives:

    We report a unique case of traumatic tympanic membrane perforation caused by a needlefish beak. We describe the mechanism of injury, the clinical findings and the treatment.

    Case report:

    An 11-year-old boy presented with otorrhoea and hearing loss secondary to a traumatic tympanic membrane perforation by a needlefish. The perforation was repaired by performing a myringoplasty, with satisfactory post-operative audiological results.

    Conclusion:

    To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of its kind. It is recommended that careful examination of the middle-ear space should always be carried out prior to and during myringoplasty if there is a possibility of a foreign body.