title: Study on clinical presentation of ear and nose foreign bodies.
abstract: Ear and nose foreign bodies are common problems affecting the children but adults are not an exception. A prospective study involving 87 patients is undertaken concentrating on presentation of patients with various types of ear or nasal foreign bodies. In the present study common presenting complaints and uncommon presentation scenarios encountered by us like a nasal foreign body with intra cranial complications, an impacted middle ear foreign body with mastoiditis is discussed. The present article emphasizes the need of considering presence of foreign bodies even in the absence of appropriate clinical signs and symptoms suggestive of a foreign body in ear or nose.
authors: Department of E.N.T.-Head & Neck Surgery, Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Bommakal Mandal, Karimnagar, 505001 Andra Pradesh India ; H.No.17-1-388/5, Road. No. 16, Sri Lakshmi Nagar Colony, Saidabad, Hyderabad, 500059 Andra Pradesh India.
authors: Prayaga N
authors: PN
authors: Srinivas Moorthy
authors: Madhira
authors: M
authors: Srivalli
authors: Goli V S
authors: GV
authors: Rau
authors: Codadu
authors: C
authors: Prasanth
keywords: Ear and nose; Foreign bodies; Fungal invasion; Mastoiditis; Vascular thrombosis