An unusual cause of facial pain.
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.
de Carpentier
J P
JP
Department of Otolaryngology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Flanagan
P
P
Hargreaves
S P
SP
Timms
M S
MS
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors