title: An unusual foreign body in the ear of an elderly Nigerian patient.
abstract: This was a case of an incidental finding of an unusual foreign body in the right ear of an elderly Nigerian patient. The mode of presentation, the manner of discovery and how it was managed successfully were highlighted. We reported this case to create awareness, and encourage physicians to always observe effluents obtained from irrigation of body cavities for confirmation of diagnosis and documentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria. ayosogebi2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Sogebi
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oloko
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Adebajo
authors.forename: O T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Anifowose
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004423:Ear; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation