title: Foreign body reaction to an oil-based ointment: a cause of persistent otorrhoea following mastoid surgery.
abstract: Foreign body reactions and myospherulosis are rare complications of using oil-based ointments in otological surgery. A case of persistent otorrhoea following mastoid surgery is presented. Histology showed a foreign body reaction, with some features of myospherulosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK. alastairmace@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A T M
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Mace
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery*; D009821:Oils / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009824:Ointments
chemical_list: D009821:Oils; D009824:Ointments