Magnetic nasal foreign bodies: a result of fashion mania.
| Title | Magnetic nasal foreign bodies: a result of fashion mania. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Karkos, P. D., Karagama Y. G., Manivasagam A., & M Badawey R. El |
| Journal | Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pagination | 1343-5 |
| Date Published | 2003 Dec |
| ISSN | 0165-5876 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Child, Epistaxis, Female, Foreign Bodies, Humans, Magnetics, Male, Nasal Obstruction, Nasal Septum, Nose, Pain, Surgical Instruments |
| Abstract | The fashion of body piercing among adults has encouraged children to have similar procedures or imitate them by applying small magnets to sustain the jewelery used in piercing in position [Emerg. Med. J. 19 (2002) 71]. We present cases of children who have placed magnets on their nasal alae that became misplaced on to the nasal septum causing severe pain and in some cases nasal bleeding and septal perforation. We describe management of these cases. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.08.044 |
| Alternate Journal | Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. |
| PubMed ID | 14643479 |
