An unusual case of traumatic haematoma of soft palate.
Ingestion of small bones often causes oropharyngeal trauma. I present an unusual case of a potentially life-threatening haematoma of the soft palate caused by a chicken bone. To my knowledge, this is the only case reported in the English literature.
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D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology