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Case Reports
. 1986 May;112(5):562-3.
doi: 10.1001/archotol.1986.03780050086016.

Alkaline battery foreign bodies of the ear and nose

J M Capo, F E Lucente
Case Reports

Alkaline battery foreign bodies of the ear and nose

J M Capo et al. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1986 May.

Abstract

Button batteries as foreign bodies are dangerous because of their ability to cause liquefaction necrosis on contact with moist tissue. We treated two patients with disk batteries in the ear and nose. Both patients had severe local reactions, necessitating prolonged treatment. Prompt identification and rapid removal of these foreign bodies is recommended.

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