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Case Reports
. 2013 Jun 16:2013:bcr2012007780.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007780.

An unusual foreign body in the nose of an adult

Sunil Kumar  1 , Abhishek Bahadur Singh
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Case Reports

An unusual foreign body in the nose of an adult

Sunil Kumar et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We present the case of a 50-year-old-man with nasal blockage and recurrent epistaxis. Anterior rhinoscopy showed a polypoidal mass which bled on touching. It was confirmed by non contrast computed tomography (NCCT) and extracted through the nasal route. Later it was found to be a tooth surrounded by a necrotic material.

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Figure 1
CT of the para nasal sinuses (axial) showing a mass surrounding a foreign body.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT of the para nasal sinuses (coronal) showing a foreign body in the nasal cavity.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The foreign body (tooth) after removal.
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